89 years ago, the icebreaker Georgi Sedov began drifting in the North Pole. The transport ship "George Sedov", after oceanographic work in the Laptev Sea, together with the icebreaker steamships "Sedko" and "Maligin", returned along the northern sea route to Arkhangelsk at the end of autumn 1937. Ice blocked the path and pinned the ships west of the New Siberian Islands. The drift, during which the most important work on Arctic exploration took place, began on October 23, 1937. They only started taking people out in the spring; Some of the crew left the ships in the planes. In the summer of 1938, the icebreaker "Armak" made its way to the drifting ships and took out the "Sedko" and the "Maligin". "George Sedov" damaged its rudder in the winter, so they decided to turn it into a floating polar station. Captain Konstantin Sergeyevich Badigin, at the head of 15 people, remained on the icebreaker. The crew was adrift for 812 days. The crew was able to repair the fault so that the ship could sail under its own power.

89 years ago, the icebreaker Georgi Sedov began drifting in the North Pole. The transport ship "George Sedov", after oceanographic work in the Laptev Sea, together with the icebreaker steamships "Sedko" and "Maligin", returned along the northern sea route to Arkhangelsk at the end of autumn 1937. Ice blocked the path and pinned the ships west of the New Siberian Islands. The drift, during which the most important work on Arctic exploration took place, began on October 23, 1937. They only started taking people out in the spring; Some of the crew left the ships in the planes. In the summer of 1938, the icebreaker "Armak" made its way to the drifting ships and took out the "Sedko" and the "Maligin". "George Sedov" damaged its rudder in the winter, so they decided to turn it into a floating polar station. Captain Konstantin Sergeyevich Badigin, at the head of 15 people, remained on the icebreaker. The crew was adrift for 812 days. The crew was able to repair the fault so that the ship could sail under its own power.