| On November 17, 2018, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway christened Norway's new research vessel, the icebreaker "Kronprins Haakon" at Tromsø Harbour. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway attended the christening. RV Kronprins Haakon is an icebreaking vessel which will be used for polar research. Norwegian Polar Institute is the owner of the vessel and the vessel will be operated by Norwegian Institute of Marine Research. The vessel's main user is University of Tromso. The new icebreaker research vessel, Kronprins Haakon is equipped with state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation. |
