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Diver makes ready for work in the freezing cold ice-covered water in the Beaufort Sea. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
Searching for the mooring on the surface of the sea-ice. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
Searching on the ice surface north in the Beaufort Sea for the mooring with the instrument with important climate data. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
Squadron superintendent Andreas Soløy makes ready for diving under the ice. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
The diver has a support team on the surface providing safety and handling. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
The mooring was found 20 meter from where the diver went into the water through the ice. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
Lieutenant Thomas Andersen cutting the ice where the mooring was found. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
Removing the ice to be able to lift the mooring out of the water. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
The buoy holding the mooring is visible after the ice is removed. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
Lifting the buoy onboard "KV Svalbard". Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
The buoy is safely onboard the deck. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
The mooring is lifted onboard "KV Svalbard" with instruments important to understand the temperature changes in the Arctic Ocean. Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard
PHOTO GALLERY: In October and November 2020, the Norwegian Coast Guard ship "KV Svalbard" sailed a high-latitude voyage from the Norwegian Arctic to the Beaufort Sea north of Alaske to assist climate scientists recover three moorings with instruments that for a year had collected important data about sea temperatures under the Arctic ice cover.
Governor Andrey Chibis led the bikers' parade on Saturday. Photo: Ministry of Information Policy of the Murmansk Region
Laying flowers at the eternal flame at Alosha memorializing losses during World War II. Only a few wear protective masks. Photo: Ministry of Information Policy of the Murmansk Region
Governor Andrey Chibis and Head of city administration in Murmansk, Yevgeny Nikora. Nikora has previously been hospitalized with the coronavirus and has now recovered. Photo: Ministry of Information Policy of the Murmansk Region
Bikers's selfie in times of coronavirus; mask, nose to the wind, and no mask. Photo: Ministry of Information Policy of the Murmansk Region
Photo: Ministry of Information Policy of the Murmansk Region
Photo: Ministry of Information Policy of the Murmansk Region
Governor Andrey Chibis. Photo: Ministry of Information Policy of the Murmansk Region
2020 also marks the 75th anniversary of the Victory in World War II. Photo: Ministry of Information Policy of the Murmansk Region
Most wearing mask on this photo shoot with Governor Andrey Chibis in the middle. Photo: Ministry of Information Policy of the Murmansk Region
Click on the image to see more photos in the gallery. Photo courtesy of Region 51 / VK
Photo courtesy of Region 51 / VK
Photo courtesy of Region 51 / VK
Photo courtesy of Region 51 / VK
Photo courtesy of Region 51 / VK
Click on the image to see more photos in the gallery. Photo: Nikolay Palchenko / mmk.news
Photo: Nikolay Palchenko / mmk.news
Photo: Nikolay Palchenko / mmk.news
Photo: Nikolay Palchenko / mmk.news
Photo: Nikolay Palchenko / mmk.news
Photo: Nikolay Palchenko / mmk.news
Photo: Nikolay Palchenko / mmk.news
Click on the image to see more photos in the gallery. Photo: Nikolay Palchenko / mmk.news
Photo: Nikolay Palchenko /mmk.news
Photo: Nikolay Palchenko /mmk.news
Photo: Nikolay Palchenko /mmk.news
Photo: Nikolay Palchenko /mmk.news
Photo: Nikolay Palchenko /mmk.news
Northern Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev in front. Click on the image to see all photos in the gallery. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The anti-submarine guided-missile destroyer "Severomorsk" of the Project 1155, NATO classification Udaloy. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The small-range anti-submarine battleship "Sneznogorsk". The missile-cruiser "Marshal Ustinov" in the background. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
Delta-IV class ballistic missile submarine and the landing ship "Kondopoga" behind. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
Northern Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev (middle) and Murmansk Governor Andrey Chibis (right). Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
All crew members on the deck of the small-range anti-submarine battleship "Sneznogorsk" wear protective masks. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The Nanuchka-class (Project 1234) corvette "Rassvet". Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The rear of the Slava-class missile cruiser "Marshal Ustinov". Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The crew on deck of a Kilo-class diesel-powered submarine. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The Russian navy's newest ballistic missile submarine of the Borey-A class, the "Knyaz Vladimir", has just been with the Northern Fleet for a few weeks. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The missile-cruiser "Marshal Ustinov". Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
Delta-IV class ballistic missile submarine and the landing ship "Kondopoga" behind. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
The crew lined up on top of the hatches for the ballistic nuclear missiles on a Delta-IV class submarine. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
One of the six Delta-IV class submarines of the Northern Fleet. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
Lonely crew member near the tail of a Delta-IV class submarinePhoto: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
"Pyotr Velikiy" is the head vessel of Russia's Northern Fleet. Photo: Press Service of the Northern Fleet
Midnight sun over the enclosure where the reindeer are gathered as the work on marking the calves continues into the night. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Jukka Similä is a Law Research Professor with the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi. His research includes natural resources law, environmental protection and Arctic policy. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Pirita Näkkäläjärvi is Member of the Sámi Parliament and former editor of Yle’s Sámi-language news. Photo: Ville-Riiko Fofonoff / Sámi Parliament in Finland
Frederic Hauge is founder of the Bellona Foundation. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Minna Näkkäläjärvi wants a future without mining inside the grazing land and migration routes of the reindeer in the Enontekiö municipality. She has stated a petition against the mining and collected thousands of signatures in just a few weeks. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Electric car charger at Hotel Hullu Poro (Crazy Reindeer) in Levi, northern Finland. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Boliden Kevitsa near Sodankylä in Lapland is located south of the core Sámi area. Behind this gate is one of the biggest open-pit mines in Finland. The main products are nickel and copper concentrate and in addition to this also significant amounts of platinum, palladium, gold and cobolt. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The herders stay in these cabins on the banks of Lake Salvasjärvi in the Tarvantovaara wilderness area, some 230 km north of the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Reindeer in the Ergon/Erkuna siida in the Käsivarsi reindeer-herding cooperative are gathered in the enclosure when the calves are to be marked. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Cabins by Lake Salvasjärvi, some 230 km north of the Arctic Circle in Finland. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The black dots in the skies are not the photographer's dirty lens. They are all hungry mosquitoes. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Minna Näkkäläjärvi and Tuomas Siilasjoki say mining could cause contamination to the waterways. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Cloudberry flowers. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
Norway-Finland border fence. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
View towards the Norwegian municipality of Kautokeino from the mountain plateau in the Tarvantovaara wilderness area on the Finnish side of the border. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
UAV developed for Arctic military surveillance operations. Photo: Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense
Photo: Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense
Photo: Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense
Photo: Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense
Photo: Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense
Photo: Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense
Ornamental door, Kirkenes, Norway, with the inscription in Chinese: “The northernmost Chinatown in the world”. Photo: Céline Clanet
Ulf Gøran Mathisen patrolling on the river, Norwegian side. Photo: Céline Clanet
A Norwegian conscript takes a break while watching the Russian/Finnish/Norwegian border, at Treriksrøysa three-border zone. Photo: Céline Clanet
Norwegian patrol near the Russian border, in the forest. Photo: Céline Clanet
Ingar Solberg, policeman at the Nyrud border Station, Norway. Photo: Céline Clanet
Russian watchtower over the River. Photo: Céline Clanet
Telephone intended to connect the two Norwegian and Soviet border posts during the Cold War. Photo: Céline Clanet
The city of Kirkenes and the Barents Sea in wintertime. Photo: Céline Clanet
The reindeer herd of the Sami herder Egil Kalliainen, Norway. Photo: Céline Clanet
Pasvik River in wintertime. Photo: Céline Clanet
Aleksander Fedukhin showing bullets from WWII, found nearby the Pasvik River in the Nikel region, Russia, while looking for soldiers remains. Photo: Céline Clanet
Vadim Neganov searching for remains of soldiers from the Second WorldWar, in the Nikel region, Russia. Photo: Céline CLanet
In the old mine in Nikel, Russia, nearby the Pasvik River. Photo: Céline Clanet
Alyona, inhabitant of Nikel, Russia, and her rabbits. Photo: Céline Clanet
Aleksey fishing by the river, in Nikel, Russia. Céline Clanet
