..., Hudson, Baffin, Franklin, M’Clintock, and M’Clure all attempted to find a sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Further, Drake and Cook centuries apart attempted to find the Pacific end of the Passage without success. The passage was not successfully transited until Amundsen did so over a three...

...), while drilling in other areas around the world during winter and spring. Thanks to its self-propelled concept, the unit can transit between such distant areas at high speed and be self-installing upon arrival made possible by its DP-2 capability. Therefore the unit requires no assistance from other...

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