Ice Floes Coming from the North
Fresh water from the Amur River, which flows along the border between China and Russia, into the Sea of Okhotsk is frozen over.
Riding the monsoon and ocean currents, it grows larger as it moves southward,
Around the end of January, the mysterious white form of the ice floes appears along the coast of Okhotsk.
Ship Aurora
Orora is a 491 gross ton, 45.0m long, 10.0m wide, 3,000 horsepower, maximum speed 14 knots, ice speed 3 knots.
Passenger capacity is 420, crew 10.