Inside The Only Cruise Ship That Can Reach The North Pole | Commandant Charcot: On the Cutting Edge

Get ready to embark on a journey like no other aboard “The Commandant Charcot”. This extraordinary vessel is the only cruise ship that can navigate through the thickest ice of the Arctic Ocean and the most hostile seas of the Antarctic. Incorporating technology never before seen on a cruise ship, “The Commandant Charcot” took six years to build and involved hundreds of engineers and workers all over Europe. Join us on a ten-day cruise around the Svalbard Archipelago in the Far North as we reveal the features of this unique vessel. You’ll discover what makes “The Commandant Charcot” a true technological marvel through unprecedented access to the ship’s most intricate facilities, stunning computer-generated images, and first-hand accounts from its designers. Find out what it takes to build a ship that can withstand the extreme pressure of the ice, and navigate in reverse to carve its way through it. And in the most remote areas of the planet, the ship can also produce its own electricity and drinking water for total autonomy. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness the incredible capabilities of “The Commandant Charcot”. The 492-foot, 30,000-ton ship carries 215 crew and 245 passengers, and holds the world’s first Polar Class 2 rating for a cruise ship. It has a 1.8-inch steel ice belt and a rounded, banana-shaped bow that rides up onto the ice and breaks it with its own weight. Two 360-degree Azipod propellers, 17 megawatts each, can bore through a 49-foot ice wall in 20 minutes. Six dual-fuel generators run on liquefied natural gas stored at minus 265°F, backed by a 50-ton battery pack, two separate propulsion rooms and four heating pumps. Onboard desalination, wastewater treatment and waste recycling give it two months of zero-discharge autonomy, and its labs host researchers on every cruise. The film ends with the ship’s test voyage to the geographic North Pole, the first French vessel to get there. Inside The Only Cruise Ship That Can Reach The North Pole | Commandant Charcot: On the Cutting Edge Licensed from Kwanza. All rights reserved. Welcome to Machina! Where you can find everything and anything about cars, motorbikes, planes, trains and much more! SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE MACHINA: https://bit.ly/3VgYf2o Do not forget to click the notification bell to get more Machina videos like this and share your experience. Your support fuels our exploration! Help us uncover new stories and share diverse voices by donating to our channel through Super Thanks! All of the content on this channel is UNDER LEGAL LICENSE (We have written contracts) from various copyright holders and distributors. We ask you to please contact us if you believe there are any copyright issues via - rights@vamedianetwork.com Machina is owned and operated by VA Media Ltd. All rights reserved. #cars #automotive #motorbike #commandantcharcot #icebreaker #arctic #svalbard #documentary 0:00 – Welcome Aboard The Commandant Charcot 2:38 – Longyearbyen And The Svalbard Expedition 5:50 – Designing A Ship For Arctic Ice 7:29 – The First Polar Class 2 Cruise Ship 10:16 – The Reinforced Ice Belt Hull 13:23 – Azipod Propellers That Spin 360 Degrees 17:51 – Ramming And Boring Through The Ice 21:09 – Scouting The Ice By Helicopter 24:11 – Inside The Engine Control Room 26:38 – Liquefied Natural Gas At Minus 265 Degrees 29:22 – Six Generators In Two Engine Rooms 32:04 – The 50 Ton Battery Pack 36:27 – Pushing The Engines To 150 Percent 38:02 – Two Separate Propulsion Rooms For Safety 41:02 – The Heating System That Keeps Everyone Alive 43:12 – Reaching The Geographic North Pole 46:45 – Making Drinking Water And Recycling Waste 50:37 – A Cruise Ship Built For Science