The crews of the "KrasAvia" airline performed a unique operation to deliver personnel to the ice platform "North Pole-42".
Two Mi-8 MTV helicopters covered 1,000 km over the Arctic ice, transporting 12 new researchers and evacuating 13 expedition members. To ensure the safety of the route, a temporary fuel depot with a radio beacon was organized on the ice.
During the six months of drift, the station shifted 650 km from its starting point. The scientific platform "North Pole", built according to project 00903, crossed the 180th meridian and is now located in the region of 85° north latitude - 600 km from the geographic pole.
Read related materials:
A new drifting polar expedition "North Pole-42" has started in Russia
One of Russia's main achievements: the North Pole crew probed the Arctic Ocean
The world's first Russian expedition on the ice-resistant platform "North Pole" has returned home