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But what does...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEADIN:\u003cbr/\u003e              After 24 days at sea and a journey spanning over 10,000 kilometres (6,214 miles), Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica set a new record for the earliest transit of the fabled Northwest Passage.\u003cbr/\u003e              But what does it take to tackle the once-forbidding route through the Arctic?\u003cbr/\u003e              STORYLINE:\u003cbr/\u003e              13,000 tons of steel, 15,000 kilowatts of power, for a 5,500 nautical mile journey from the west coast of Canada, up and over the American continent to Greenland. \u003cbr/\u003e              The Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica is one of more than a hundred specially-built vessels which ply the waters of the Polar regions, the Baltic sea or the Great Lakes of North America.\u003cbr/\u003e              These are the battering rams of far northern or southern climes, where thick surface ice forms at least part of the year, impeding other types of ships. \u003cbr/\u003e              The MSV Nordica, operated by the Finnish state-owned enterprise Actia, boasts a rather unusual design in comparison to vessels steered from the centre of the bridge.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We have an asymmetric shape of the bridge,\" explains Captain Jyri Viljanen, who's been working with the vessel ever since the keel was laid in 1993.\u003cbr/\u003e              This lay-out provides a 240-degree view around the ship, essential when assisting other vessels or operating sometimes just several hundred feet from offshore infrastructure.\u003cbr/\u003e              There's no wheel. Instead two levers control massive thrusters beneath the stern that can turn a full 360 degrees. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"We can turn the vessel very, very fast or stop the vessel fast also, if necessary,\" says Viljanen.\u003cbr/\u003e              The Nordica's four mighty diesel engines generate electricity for these two azimuth thrusters and three smaller thrusters beneath the bow for combined power equivalent to about 100 mid-size cars.\u003cbr/\u003e              While traditional icebreakers use the hull of the ship to ram or crush the ice, these Azimuth thrusters also enable the vessel to pulverise the ice by directing a high-pressure current onto the ice. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"We are using the levers for aiming the thruster current and we can use the aiming of the current for breaking the ice,\" explains Viljanen, as he demonstrates the mechanism.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We can break like one metre of ice very easily.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              For David 'Duke' Snider, the Canadian ice navigator onboard to assist the Nordica navigate the treacherous ice flows, this technology greatly improves the maneuverability of the vessel. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"Traditional icebreakers, certainly in North America, are based on fixed propellers and shafts - large rudders, that sort of thing. And that limits their maneuverability,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"The aquamaster or the ABB Azipod drives give you much more flexibility and directional thrust. You can thrust right 90 degrees to the side of a ship. And that give you that ability to turn very quickly and actually move in the ice very quickly.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              These are the largest Azimuth thrusters in the world, build by the Finnish company ABB.\u003cbr/\u003e              Able to operate at sea for months at a time, the Nordica is like a well-tuned factory and engineers onboard must be able to fix or repair anything that comes their way. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"This is cleaning our main engine's oil, lubricant oil,\" explains mechanic Jari Jarvinen, as he conducts regular maintenance. \u003cbr/\u003e              Just like a car, boats too need clean oil, but changing oil is no option here. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"Here there is maybe 6,000 litres of oil. That's why we clean it all the time. It's so expensive to change it,\" says Jarvinen.\u003cbr/\u003e              The vessel also has  so-called ABB positioning system, which allows it to maintain its position to less than a metre, even in rough seas.\u003cbr/\u003e              It's an essential feature when operating near other boats, structures, or even underwater operations. \u003cbr/\u003e              Despite the boat's affinity to ice, these vessels have one rule: avoid ice whenever possible. A cubic metre of sea ice can easily weigh three quarters of a ton.\u003cbr/\u003e              And when it comes to icebergs, such as those found off the coast of Greenland, the danger increases even more. \u003cbr/\u003e              With most of the ice underwater, this remains a serious risk to shipping.\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              Northwest Passage, Canada - 16 July 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              1. Aerial shot aft of Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica \u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              Northwest Passage, Canada - 19 July 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              2. Wide of front of vessel \u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              North Pacific Ocean, Canada - 5 July 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              3. Wide of flags celebrating (red) the 150th anniversary of Canada and (white) the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              North Pacific Ocean, Canada - 6 July 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              4. Mid of sign on vessel, reading: 'Nordica'\u003cbr/\u003e              5. Wide of windows of bridge\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              Northwest Passage, Canada - 19 July 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jyri Viljanen, Master Mariner and Captain of the MSV Nordica:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"One of the features of the vessel is that we have an asymmetric shape of the bridge. So when we are walking now to the starboard side, starboard wing, which is our main maneuvering or main piloting station, you can see where the operator or the mate is standing on the starboard wing, they have a look-out of about 240 degrees around the bridge.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              7. Pan left of view around piloting station\u003cbr/\u003e              8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jyri Viljanen, Master Mariner and Captain of the MSV Nordica:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"And the levers over here, it's the levers for the Azimut thrusters on the stern. In the manual mode, we can turn the vessel very, very fast or stop the vessel fast also, if necessary\". \u003cbr/\u003e              9. Close of captain turning thruster\u003cbr/\u003e              10. Wide of vessel aft turning in water\u003cbr/\u003e              11. Wide of water as vessel turns\u003cbr/\u003e              12. Mid of shadows moving on deck as vessel turns\u003cbr/\u003e              13. Wide of aft from bridge\u003cbr/\u003e              UPSOUND (English): \"We have just made a 180-degrees turn and the turn is now stopped.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              14. Close of Viljanen's hands on levers\u003cbr/\u003e              UPSOUND: \"The vessel speed came from 10.5 knots to 1.7 knots and the vessel is going ahead like a ship's length.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              15. Wide of aft from bridge\u003cbr/\u003e              UPSOUND: \"Now, we are using the levers for aiming the thruster current and we can use the aiming of the current for breaking the ice. We can break like one metre of ice very easily.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              16. Close of thruster current\u003cbr/\u003e              17. Setup shot of David 'Duke' Snider, Ice Navigator, standing on deck\u003cbr/\u003e              18. Close of Snider\u003cbr/\u003e              19. Close of Snider's hand on rail\u003cbr/\u003e              20. SOUNDBITE (English) David 'Duke' Snider, Ice Navigator:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Traditional icebreakers, certainly in North America, are based on fixed propellers and shafts - large rudders, that sort of thing. And that limits their maneuverability. The aquamaster or the ABB Azipod drives give you much more flexibility and directional thrust. You can thrust right 90 degrees to the side of a ship. And that give you that ability to turn very quickly and actually move in the ice very quickly.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              21. Underwater shot of Azipod drive\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              Northwest Passage, Canada - 18 July 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              22. Close of Azipod drive in engine room\u003cbr/\u003e              23. SOUNDBITE (English) Pukka-Pekka Silander, Chief Engineer:\u003cbr/\u003e              ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++\u003cbr/\u003e              \"And this will allow the nozzle to turn 360 degrees.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              24. Close of engine part\u003cbr/\u003e              25. Mid of Silander walking by sign on door, reading (English): 'Keep Closed At Sea'\u003cbr/\u003e              26. Tracking shot of Silander walking through engine room\u003cbr/\u003e              27. SOUNDBITE (English) Pukka-Pekka Silander, Chief Engineer:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"This kind of propeller systems are still the biggest (ones) in the world. And these allow us to go in full speed through the big, thick, thick ice. \u003cbr/\u003e              28. Close of photo of propellers\u003cbr/\u003e              29. Tilt down on photo of propellers\u003cbr/\u003e              30. Mid of Silander monitoring equipment\u003cbr/\u003e              31. Close of equipment in engine room\u003cbr/\u003e              32. Pan right of engines and transformers\u003cbr/\u003e              33. Close of electrical panel \u003cbr/\u003e              34. Close of crane\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              Northwest Passage, Canada - 9 July 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              35. Various of engine room workers cleaning oil filtration system\u003cbr/\u003e              36. SOUNDBITE (English) Jari Jarvinen, Mechanic:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"This is cleaning our main engine's oil, lubricant oil. Like you have normally in a car, you change your couple of litres of oil. But here there is maybe 6,000 litres of oil. That's why we clean it all the time. It's so expensive to change it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              37. Various of engine room workers cleaning oil filtration system\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              Northwest Passage, Canada - 25 July 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              38. 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