Research ship continues North Pole mission

AN ambitious Russian naval expedition has resumed its voyage toward the North Pole after the crew repaired the research ship’s engine, a Russian TV correspondent aboard the ship reported.

The expedition to explore the bottom of the Arctic Ocean and stake Moscow’s claim to oil and natural gas riches under the sea bed ground to a sudden halt on Wednesday when the Akademik Fyodorov research ship broke down in the Barents Sea.

The ship, which set sail on Tuesday from the northern port of Murmansk, resumed its voyage, the Rossiya television correspondent said.