The new Chilean Navy Icebreaker 'Almirante Oscar Viel', the largest one in South America according to the Navy, is seen before launching to the sea in Talcahuano, Chile, December 22, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Saavedra 

Workers look to new Chilean Navy Icebreaker 'Almirante Oscar Viel', the largest one in South America according to the Navy, before launching to the sea in Talcahuano, Chile, December 22, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Saavedra 

Workers prepare the new Chilean Navy Icebreaker 'Almirante Oscar Viel', the largest one in South America according to the Navy, before launching to the sea in Talcahuano, Chile, December 22, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Saavedra 

The new Chilean Navy Icebreaker 'Almirante Oscar Viel', the largest one in South America according to the Navy, is launched to the sea in Talcahuano, Chile, December 22, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Saavedra 

A worker prepares the new Chilean Navy Icebreaker 'Almirante Oscar Viel', the largest one in South America according to the Navy, before launching to the sea in Talcahuano, Chile, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Saavedra 

Workers walk up the stairs while preparing the new Chilean Navy Icebreaker 'Almirante Oscar Viel', the largest one in South America according to the Navy, before launching to the sea in Talcahuano, Chile, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Saavedra 

People attend the launch ceremony of the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Yakutia" at the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Russak 

The Russian flag with flags of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia is attached to the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Yakutia" during the launch ceremony at the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Russak 

The Russian flag with flags of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia is attached to the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Yakutia" during the launch ceremony at the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Russak 

Cadets take part in the launch ceremony of the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Yakutia" at the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Russak 

A view shows the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Yakutia" during the launch ceremony at the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Russak 

People watch the launch ceremony of the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Yakutia" at the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Russak 

People stand on the deck of the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Yakutia" during the launch ceremony at the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Russak 

A view shows the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Yakutia" during the launch ceremony at the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Russak 

NATO allies wake up to Russian supremacy in the region Russia’s icebreaker fleet vastly outnumbers those of other nations 

NATO allies wake up to Russian supremacy in the region Russia’s icebreaker fleet vastly outnumbers those of other nations 

The nuclear-powered icebreaker Ural is seen at the Baltic Shipyard on a frosty day in Saint Petersburg, Russia February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

Icebreaker James Clark Ross under the Ukrainian flag arrives at the Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukraine October 5, 2021. After 30 years of service with British Antarctic Survey, the research vessel has been sold to the Ukrainian National Antarctic Scientific Centre. REUTERS/Sergey Smolentsev 

Icebreaker James Clark Ross under the Ukrainian flag is seen at the Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukraine October 5, 2021. After 30 years of service with British Antarctic Survey, the research vessel has been sold to the Ukrainian National Antarctic Scientific Centre. REUTERS/Sergey Smolentsev 

Icebreaker James Clark Ross under the Ukrainian flag arrives at the Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukraine October 5, 2021. After 30 years of service with British Antarctic Survey, the research vessel has been sold to the Ukrainian National Antarctic Scientific Centre. REUTERS/Sergey Smolentsev 

Sea ice physicist and expedition participant Stefanie Arndt, atmospheric physicist and leader of the MOSAiC expedition Markus Rex and Germany's Minister for Education and Research Anja Karliczek pose with a placard showing a picture of the German icebreaker and research vessel "Polarstern" and a text reading 'Global Temperature rise' before a news conference presenting the initial results of the MOSAiC expedition, the largest scientific undertaking in the polar region to date, in Berlin, Germany June 15, 2021. John MacDougall/Pool via REUTERS 

Sea ice physicist and expedition participant Stefanie Arndt, atmospheric physicist and leader of the MOSAiC expedition Markus Rex and Germany's Minister for Education and Research Anja Karliczek pose with a placard showing a picture of the German icebreaker and research vessel "Polarstern" and a text reading 'Global Temperature rise' before a news conference presenting the initial results of the MOSAiC expedition, the largest scientific undertaking in the polar region to date, in Berlin, Germany June 15, 2021. John MacDougall/Pool via REUTERS 

Icebreaker "RV Polarstern" of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) returns after more than one-year Artic drift expedition to the harbor of Bremerhaven, Germany October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

Icebreaker "RV Polarstern" of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) returns after more than one-year Artic drift expedition to the harbor of Bremerhaven, Germany October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

Icebreaker "RV Polarstern" of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) returns after more than one-year Artic drift expedition to the harbor of Bremerhaven, Germany October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

Icebreaker "RV Polarstern" of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) returns after more than one-year Artic drift expedition to the harbor of Bremerhaven, Germany October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

Icebreaker "RV Polarstern" of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) returns after more than one-year Artic drift expedition to the harbor of Bremerhaven, Germany October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

Icebreaker "RV Polarstern" of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) returns after more than one-year Artic drift expedition to the harbor of Bremerhaven, Germany October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

The nuclear-powered icebreakers Arktika and Sibir are seen at the Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

The nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika is seen drawn by tug boats as it starts the sea trials, in Saint Petersburg, Russia December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

The nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika is seen drawn by tug boats as it starts the sea trials, in Saint Petersburg, Russia December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

A view shows Russia's nuclear-powered icebreaker Yamal inside a dock in Murmansk, Russia August 23, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Russia's icebreaker Admiral Makarov is pictured in the harbor of Murmansk, Russia August 22, 2019. Picture taken August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Icebreaker RV Polarstern of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), which will start the one-year Arctic drift expedition "MOSAIC" is pictured in a shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

Icebreaker RV Polarstern of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), which will start the one-year Arctic drift expedition "MOSAIC" is pictured in a shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

Icebreaker RV Polarstern of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), which will start the one-year Arctic drift expedition "MOSAIC" is pictured in a shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

Icebreaker RV Polarstern of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), which will start the one-year Arctic drift expedition "MOSAIC" is pictured in a shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

A worker welds on board of Icebreaker RV Polarstern of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), which will start the one-year Arctic drift expedition "MOSAIC" in a shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

The navigation bridge of Icebreaker RV Polarstern of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), which will start the one-year Arctic drift expedition "MOSAIC" is pictured in a shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

Icebreaker RV Polarstern of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), which will start the one-year Arctic drift expedition "MOSAIC" is pictured in a shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

A monitor is pictured on the navigation bridge of Icebreaker RV Polarstern of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), which will start the one-year Arctic drift expedition "MOSAIC" in a shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

The navigation bridge of Icebreaker RV Polarstern of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), which will start the one-year Arctic drift expedition "MOSAIC" is pictured in a shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

Icebreaker RV Polarstern of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), which will start the one-year Arctic drift expedition "MOSAIC" is pictured in a shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

A worker welds on board of Icebreaker RV Polarstern of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), which will start the one-year Arctic drift expedition "MOSAIC" in a shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

Icebreaker RV Polarstern of German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), which will start the one-year Arctic drift expedition "MOSAIC" is pictured in a shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany, July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 

A view shows the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Ural" during the float out ceremony at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, Russia May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

A view shows the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Ural" during the float out ceremony at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, Russia May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

People attend the float out ceremony of the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Ural" at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, Russia May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

The James J. Versluis, a 90-foot icebreaker tugboat, breaks ice through Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., January 29, 2019. REUTERS/Pinar Istek 

Thai women devotees attend an icebreaking session ahead of their ordination to be novice monks at the Songdhammakalyani monastery, Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, December 3, 2018. Officially, only men can become monks and novices in Thailand under a Buddhist order that, since 1928, has forbidden the ordination of women. A growing number of women defy generations of Thai Buddhist tradition by becoming ordained as novice monks at the unrecognised all-female monastery. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha SEARCH "FEMALE MONKS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

The nuclear atomic icebreaker "Arktika" operated by Rosatomflot is seen under construction at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, Russia April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

The nuclear atomic icebreaker "Arktika" operated by Rosatomflot is seen under construction at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, Russia April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

Workers on the nuclear atomic icebreaker "Arktika" operated by Rosatomflot watch the floating nuclear power plant "Akademik Lomonosov" being towed to an Atomflot base in Murmansk for nuclear fuel loading, in St. Petersburg, Russia April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

Workers on the nuclear atomic icebreaker "Arktika" operated by Rosatomflot watch the floating nuclear power plant "Akademik Lomonosov" being towed to an Atomflot base in Murmansk for nuclear fuel loading, in St. Petersburg, Russia April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

The Kapitan Khlebnikov icebreaker sails in front a bridge over the Golden Horn bay in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, Russia April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev 

The multifunctional icebreaking standby vessel "Yevgeny Primakov" is seen moored during snowfall in central St. Petersburg, Russia February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

The logo of Russian state shipping company Sovcomflot is seen on the multifunctional icebreaking standby vessel "Yevgeny Primakov" moored in central St. Petersburg, Russia February 3, 2018. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

The logo of Russian state shipping company Sovcomflot is seen on the multifunctional icebreaking standby vessel "Yevgeny Primakov" moored in central St. Petersburg, Russia February 3, 2018. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

People attend a ceremony to float out the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Sibir" (Siberia), which is under construction, at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, Russia September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People attend a ceremony to float out the nuclear-powered icebreaker "Sibir" (Siberia), which is under construction, at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, Russia September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY