Polarstern 2 rendering: Ocean Architects and Elomatic. This does not look much like the Polar Security Cutter.
As you may recall ,the Polar Security Cutter was supposed to have been based on a proven design. VT Halter Marine Inc. won the contract based on the design of the Polarstern 2, but really Polarstern 2 was, at that point, vaporware rather than a proven design. Its design contract has just been signed almost six years after the award of the contract for the Polar Security Cutter, April 23, 2019.
“Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has awarded Elomatic Maritime Technologies GmbH a design and engineering contract to support the construction of Germany’s new Polarstern 2 icebreaker.
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