The icebreaker “Arktika” shortly before arriving in Murmansk. From sea to the port, the distance is 35 kilometers. (Photo: Atomflot) The new nuclear-powered icebreaker “Arktika” reached the home port of Murmansk on October 12 2020 and docked at...
During the night of August 29-30, 2003, the submarine K-159 of the North Fleet sank to a depth of 238 meters while being towed for disposal northwest of the island of Kildin shortly before reaching its destination. (Image: Bellona) Over the next eight years, ROSATOM...
“Yamal” – The keel was laid in 1986 at the Baltic shipyard in Leningrad, today’s Saint Petersburg. The “Yamal” was not completed until 1992 as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union. With a maximum output of 75,000 hp, the...