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CNN article fails to mention that tanker is an icebreaker. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/24/russian-tanker-sails-arctic-without-icebreaker-f

CNN article fails to mention that tanker is an icebreaker. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/24/russian-tanker-sails-arctic-without-icebreaker-first-time https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/24/russian-... "On its maiden voyage, the innovative tanker used its integral icebreaker to cross ice fields 1.2m thick"

tantalor 9y ago
You're quibbling over semantics. The article clearly mentions the ships ability to navigate through ice, specially designed to sail independently through ice as thick as 2.1 meters Does that make it "an icebreaker"? The 2 articles seem to use the term to describe a ship specifically designed to break ice, e.g. "massive, nuclear-powered Russian icebreakers", not a cargo transport ship.
- stephenr 9y ago
  The article specifically says the tanker is designed to operate independently, without need for an ice breaker: > But the Christophe de Margerie, named for a former CEO of French oil giant Total, is specially designed to sail independently through ice as thick as 2.1 meters (nearly 7 feet), its owner said. So, the article is interesting but the stated "first" seems like it would have happened anyway, because the ship was designed specifically for the task.