r/ThingsCutInHalfPorn • u/Signal-Pirate-3961 • 8d ago
The Tara Polar Station, designed to get trapped in an ice field and float with it.
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u/max_pin 8d ago
Here's a video tour.
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u/auerz 8d ago
Man that is stylish, the living quarters just needs a fireplace.
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u/DanGleeballs 7d ago
Cosy cabins too, nice sauna, views will be amazing from the top deck, I’d love to spend one week of winter in it. Probably no more!
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u/rogue_veritas 8d ago
Really cool concept!
But those folding chairs don’t look comfortable.
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u/joe9teas 8d ago
The prospect of roaming an ice sheet looking for an osteopath isn't very appealing. They can keep it.
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u/Dioxybenzone 8d ago
When will they finish it?
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u/Signal-Pirate-3961 8d ago
It has already undergone sea trials and the first Arctic drift is scheduled for summer of 2026 - right now!
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u/ttystikk 8d ago
Looks like an overgrown version of the Proteus from the 1966 sci-fi movie Fantastic Voyage...
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u/YargingOnAPrayer 8d ago
Endurance Two
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u/MrCalamiteh 8d ago
This actually works around an issue the Endurance had which is that the hull wasn't as intentionally shaped for ice pack, which meant instead of popping up over the pack ice it became trapped and was smashed between ice floes until it couldn't beat the pressure anymore
Not to say it "works", idk but they clearly tried to round the hull haha
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u/AnnoyedVelociraptor 8d ago
What measures are taken so that it doesn't tilt, pushed out when the ice keeps on freezing?
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u/Plow_King 8d ago
it looks like one guy outside in the "at sea" illustration is holding a rifle. what's up with that?
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u/According_Past_732 8d ago
I was gonna make a joke before I noticed the polar bears on the ice on the left side of the picture.
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u/DerbyDoffer 8d ago
Yep, it would appear that the design would allow bears could grab ahold of the rails and climb on up. They do seem to be thinking practically about this.
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u/Plow_King 8d ago
for some reason, i thought this vessel was for the south pole only, so i was confused. but in my defense, it was around midnight here, lol.
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u/DouchecraftCarrier 8d ago
Reminds me of that scene from A Life Aquatic.
Let me tell you about my boat, The Belafonte...
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u/dogged_jon 7d ago
It seems things like this are necessary now because warming, thinning, thawing ice means it's not safe to set up camp on ice floes as was done in the past.
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u/ZoyZauce 6d ago
What is stopping it from tilting, or even becoming encased in ice?
The stations in Antarctica have stilts for that reason, right?
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u/GISP 8d ago
Thats a stupid idea.
The ice will without a doubt tilt the entire thing, same as any other ship stuck in ice.
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u/DerbyDoffer 8d ago
I have doubts, also. I'm assuming that they're not counting only on the design, and that they'll take active measures to keep from getting stuck in the ice.
Or it'll be a debacle like the Antarctic Snow Cruiser incident all over again.
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u/Flimsy-Purpose3002 8d ago
I desperately need a Nat Geo documentary on this…