Timelapse videos show sheer power of ice-breaking ships moving through Arctic waters

Amazing timelapse videos show the sheer power of ice-breaking ships moving through vast frozen Arctic waters.

The footage was captured from onboard the Vaygach, a nuclear-powered vessel specifically built to traverse ice-covered waters that can smash through 6-foot-thick ice sheets.

Ships are seen moving along the Northern Sea Route, an Arctic shipping route along Russia’s north coast.

Ice-breaking ships have hulls designed to direct the shattered ice under or around the vessel to prevent a pile-up of ice that would slow them down.