Arktika (icebreaker)
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The NS Arktika is a nuclear powered icebreaker of the Soviet (now Russian) Arktika class. In service since 1975, she was the first surface ship to reach the North Pole, on August 17, 1977.
The Arktika was retired for several years, but was repaired in the late 1990s. She is operational as of 2007.
On April 9, 2007 a fire broke out on the Arktika. The fire devastated three cabins and knocked out an electricity-distribution shield. The nuclear reactor was not damaged. There were no injuries. The icebreaker was in the Kara Sea when the blaze erupted, and was sent to Murmansk for repairs. [1] [2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Fire in nuclear-powered icebreaker", BarentsObserver. Published 2007-04-09.
- ^ Fire on an Atomic Icebreaker, Kommersantъ. Published Apr. 09, 2007
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