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Nuclear icebreaker escorts on the Northern Sea Route went up 54 percent in 2019

Rosatomflot said the uptick was due to growth of LNG production.

By Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer January 15, 2020
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Nuclear-powered icebreakers in 2019 escorted at total of 510 vessels on the Northern Sea Route.

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