Full speed ahead for Russia’s new fleet of giant icebreakers
Both the Arktika and Sibir have been on sea trials in the Gulf of Finland this week, while construction work on the Ural, Yakutia and Chukotka continue according to schedule.
November 30, 2021
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The nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika, the first of a powerful new series being built in Russia, is undergoing acceptance tests at sea, while the second ship, Sibir, is sailing her first round of sea trials.
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