The “Yakutia” icebreaker will be handed over to the customer in the coming weeks, the ship is more than 95% ready, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov said at the launching ceremony of the “Chukotka” nuclear icebreaker.
"Our shipbuilders continue to build up the Russian icebreaking fleet, which is the largest in the world. Since 2016, three nuclear-powered ships of the new generation have descended from the stocks of the Baltic Plant and are operating in the waters of the Northern Sea Route - “Arctic”, “Siberia” and “Ural”. Today this group will be replenished by the icebreaker “Chukotka”, we are launching it. And in the coming weeks we expect to transfer another icebreaker “Yakutia”, which is more than 95% ready," the minister said.
The “Leningrad” and “Stalingrad” nuclear-powered ships will continue this series, and the flagship “Rossiya” will have a power of 120 MW. It is being built at the Zvezda shipyard in Primorsky territory, ysia.ru reports.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished
