South Korea’s Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) has dispatched its research icebreaker Araon on the country’s 17th Arctic expedition, with this year’s mission placing renewed emphasis on gathering scientific data that could support the future development of Arctic shipping routes as Seoul steps up preparations to capitalize on emerging northern sea lanes.
The 7,500-ton Araon departed Incheon on Friday for a roughly three-month expedition that will conduct…
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