New Arctic Research Vessel Ready to Make a Splash

Polar researchers will soon have their own ride to the icy waters of the Bering Sea and points north: the Sikuliaq , a $200 million, nearly 80-meter ship owned by the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Author: Gramling, Carolyn
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2012
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.338.6104.183
https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1126/science.338.6104.183
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Summary:Polar researchers will soon have their own ride to the icy waters of the Bering Sea and points north: the Sikuliaq , a $200 million, nearly 80-meter ship owned by the U.S. National Science Foundation.