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OB RIVER LNG TANKER

LNG tanker Ob River is the first oil tanker to sail from Europe to Japan across the Arctic during winter. The vessel's traverse through the Arctic's Northern Sea Route (NSR) was the first time a tanker carrying LNG ever attempted the passage.
 

On 7 November 2012, the Ob River left Hammerfest, Norway. She sailed north of Russia to Japan using an arctic route that shortened 20 days from the regular journey. The 6,000-mile route saved 40% of the distance. During the passage, from the Vilkitski Strait to the Bering Strait, the LNG carrier was headed through ice with the thickness reaching 30 centimeters.

Built in 2007, the ship Ob River is an ice-classed LNG carrier equipped with four membrane-type tanks capable of carrying up to 150,000 cubic meters of gas. The Ob River's voyage is, in part, to test whether or not transportation from the Hammerfest plant, the northernmost in the world, through the route and down to Asia would be realistic. If the transit proves feasible it may further encourage Russia's plans to construct a LNG plant in the Arctic.

Tankers like Ob River typically have to travel down through the Atlantic Ocean, through the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal, then across the Indian Ocean and up to Asia. The NSR is usually impassible to tankers, save for four months during the warmest parts of the year. Yet the Ob River made the passage during the winter - an incredible feast!

This primarily wood model of the Ob River LNG tanker is 32" long x 10" tall x 6" wide (1/350 scale) $2,990 Shipping and insurance in the contiguous USA included. Other places: $300 flat rate. This model is in stock and will be shipped within 5 business days. For different sizes, email us for a quote.

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