Russia Tests Nuclear Icebreaker On Open Sea

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The Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet, which is operated by the Murmansk Shipping Company, currently consists of five Arktika-class icebreakers (Arktika, Sibir, Rossiya - pictured, Sovetskiy Soyuz, and Yamal), and two Taymyr-class river icebreakers (Taymyr and Vaygach). The "0 Years of Victory" is an upgrade of the Artika-class icebreakers.

by Staff Writers
St. Petersburg (RIA Novosti) Feb 07, 2007
Baltiisky Zavod said Wednesday it has started sea trials of the largest nuclear-powered icebreaker in the world, which has been under construction since 1989. The St. Petersburg-based ship maker said the 50 Years of Victory icebreaker has been towed along the narrow Neva Riva to the St. Petersburg seaport and will undergo a series of tests to check its maneuverability and speed performance on the open sea.

"Experts will also test the ship's navigation and communications systems, water-purification and anti-freezing equipment and other devices, whose performance cannot be checked near shore," the company's press service said.

An upgrade of the Arktika-class icebreaker, the 159-meter (522-foot) long and 30-meter (100-foot) wide vessel, with a deadweight of 25,000 metric tons, is designed to break through ice up to 2.8 meters deep (9.2 feet). It has a 138-man crew.

The Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet, which is operated by the Murmansk Shipping Company, currently consists of five Arktika-class icebreakers (Arktika, Sibir, Rossiya, Sovetskiy Soyuz, and Yamal), and two Taymyr-class river icebreakers (Taymyr and Vaygach).

According to experts, Russia will need six to 10 nuclear-powered icebreakers in the next 20 years, as demand for them grows with the development of the Arctic shelf and increased traffic along the Northern sea route.

Source: RIA Novosti

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