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Will any commercial ship attempt the Arctic's North-East passage before September '09?
"BERLIN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Two German ships set off on Friday on the first journey across Russia's Arctic-facing northern shore without the help of icebreakers after climate change helped opened the passage, the company said. Niels Stolberg, president and CEO of Beluga Shipping GmbH, said the "Beluga Fraternity" and "Beluga Foresight" left the Russian port of Vladivostok on the historic and cost-saving journey with cargo picked up in South Korea bound for Holland."
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLL657934
Background:
2008 will allegedly be the first year of the North Pole's circum-navigability
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Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLL657934
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: "BERLIN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Two German ships set off on Friday on the first journey across Russia's Arctic-facing northern shore without the help of icebreakers after climate change helped opened the passage, the company said. Niels Stolberg, president and CEO of Beluga Shipping GmbH, said the "Beluga Fraternity" and "Beluga Foresight" left the Russian port of Vladivostok on the historic and cost-saving journey with cargo picked up in South Korea bound for Holland."
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLL657934
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