3 days ago · The Russian nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) has collided with a freighter in the Kara Sea, causing extensive damage to her bow.. Video circulating on Russian social media ...

50 Let Pobedy (Russian: 50 лет Победы; "50 Years of Victory", referring to the anniversary of victory of the Soviet Union in World War II) is a Russian Arktika-class nuclear-powered icebreaker, in service 1993–2004, 2007–2025.

2 days ago · Built at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, the 50 Let Pobedy is 485.2 feet long, and 98.1 feet wide. Capable of 20.8 knots in open water, the nuclear icebreaker is one of six first-generation ...

5 hours ago · A Russian, nuclear-powered icebreaker damaged in a collision five days ago in Arctic waters will be repaired during normal service at sea. TradeWinds reported that the 23,000-gt 50 Let Pobedy ...

2 days ago · The Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) sustained major hull damage after it collided with a cargo ship in the Kara Sea on January 26, 2025. The vessel was maintaining winter shipping lanes and escorting a cargo ship along the Northern Sea Route. It sustained a large gash on its port bow.

2 days ago · Rosatomflot does not provide any information about what caused the navigation mistake leading to the huge icebreaker smashing into the smaller cargo ship. The 50 Let Pobedy is the newest of the older Arktika-class nuclear-powered icebreakers. Construction of the vessel started in the late Soviet era (1989), but she was not commissioned before 2007.

3 days ago · The 50 Let Pobedy is the newest of the older Arktika-class nuclear-powered icebreakers. Construction of the vessel started in the late Soviet era (1989), but she was not commissioned before 2007. The icebreaker has Murmansk as homeport, but can operate independently for months at a time during the icy navigation season along …

2 days ago · On 26 January the Russian-flagged nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 LET POBEDY collided with a freighter in the Kara Sea. The collision ... There is no threat to the life support systems or the reactor installation,” Atomflot said in a statement, adding that 50 Let Pobedy continues to operate as normal. Tags: Arctic collision icebreakers ...

2 days ago · Russian nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) suffered significant damage to its hull in a collision with a cargo ship while operating on the Northern Sea Route.Photos of the incident show a deep gash on the vessel’s port side near its bow, gCaptain reports. The incident occurred on the night of January 26 in the Kara Sea while maintaining winter shipping lanes and escorting ...

2 days ago · The 50 let Pobedy nuclear-powered icebreaker continues operations in the Northern Sea route after the port side edge plating being damaged, the press service of Atomflot company told TASS.