| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (45 min. 6 sec.) ; 273073273 bytes |
| Series |
Big, Bigger, Biggest ; Series 3, Episode 2 |
| Summary |
Weighing in at over 93 thousand tonnes, the Timofey Guzhenko is by far the biggest icebreaking ship to operate in the Arctic Ocean. It can smash through solid ice a metre and a half thick and pulverise blocks of ice the size of a car with its huge propellers. This film explores how this icebreaking ship was made possible through a series of four historic engineering breakthroughs. Using dramatic CGI animation, it reveals the incredible stories behind these machines and the inventions that have enabled them to grow in size. (From the UK) (Documentary Series) (Part 2 of 6) G CC |
| Event |
Broadcast 2012-03-31 at 19:35:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: G |
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Ice breaking operations.
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Ice navigation.
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Nuclear ships.
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Petroleum -- Transportation.
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Icebreakers (Ships) -- Design and construction.
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Antarctic Ocean.
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Russia (Federation)
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Williams, Gwyn, director
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Michie, John, cast
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Albrecht, Stephen, contributor
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Belkin, Mikhail, contributor
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Hanninen, Samuli, contributor
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Hellmann, Jens-Holger, contributor
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Pankov, Igor, contributor
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Saarinen, Sami, contributor
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Stansfield, Jem, contributor
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