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Princess Elisabeth Station On Board The Ivan Papanin

Farewell - Farewell to the Ivan Papanin and the Princess Elisabeth Station...See you in Antarctica!

Farewell - Farewell to the Ivan Papanin and the Princess Elisabeth Station...See you in Antarctica!

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  • The port of Antwerp, pier 1227
  • The Russian ice-class cargo ship Ivan Papanin
  • 106 Containers Carrying the Princess Elisabeth Station - The Princess Elisabeth Station was packed up carefully into a total of 106 containers.
  • Wooden Frames of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
  • Loading the Ivan Papanin
  • Prinoth Snow Tractors - Four Prinoth tractors will tow the containers from Breid Bay to the construction site on Utsteinen Ridge. They can pull 2 trailers each.
  • Tractor Boards the Ship - Prinoth snow tractors were first used in the Everest. These new versions are bound to Antarctica.
  • Prinoth Tractor Tracks - Prinoth tractors move on thick tracks across the snow.
  • Crane to be Loaded - One of the two cranes before being loaded onto the Ivan Papanin ship.
  • Ivan Papanin - Preparing for departure.
  • Farewell - Farewell to the Ivan Papanin and the Princess Elisabeth Station...See you in Antarctica!

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