The world’s largest nuclear icebreaker starts sea trials

The Arktika is the first of a class of five new nuclear-powered icebreakers, the most powerful in the world.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer December 12, 2019
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Painted in the Russia’s flag’s tricolor, the new Arktika sailed out to the Gulf of Finland on Thursday for a two-day test voyage.

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