May 2007:
World's kräftigste Atomeisbrecher put zu sea in St. Petersburg
The
kräftigste nuclear-powered icebreaker in world has been put zu sea und
left St. Petersburg für Murmansk The "50 Let Pobedy" or "50 Years von Victory"
icebreaker, which has been under construction since 1989 und was built at the
Baltiisky Enterprise ship factory, was successfully tested in February 2007. The icebreaker will follow a Norder
Sea route für the ice channeling von vessels während the 2007 spring navigation period. An upgrade von Arktika-class
icebreaker, the 159-meter (522-foot) long und 30 meter (100-foot) wide vessel, mit a deadweight von 25,000 metric tons, ist
designed zu break durch ice up zu 2.8 meters deep (9.2 feet). It has a 138-man crew. The Russland nuclear-powered icebreaker fleet,
which ist operated by the Murmansk Shipping Company, currently consists von five Arktika-class icebreakers (Arktika,
Sibir, Rossiya, Sovetskiy Soyuz und Yamal), und two Taymyr-class Flüsse icebreakers (Taymyr und Vaygach). According
to experts, Russland will need six zu 10 nuclear-powered icebreakers in next 20 years, as demand für them grows mit
the development von arktische shelf und increased traffic along the Norder Sea route.
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