The “Sevmorput” is the last nuclear-powered cargo ship in the world. It was built from 1983 to 1988 as a special nuclear-powered cargo ship with reinforced hull and icebreaking capabilities by the Saliv shipyard in Kerch, the former Soviet Union. (Photo:...
Russia’s nuclear-powered freighter will return to St. Petersburg without its captain Oleg Markov. The captain had to be evacuated to a hospital in Las Palmas, the capital of the Canary Islands, because of suspected meningitis. Image: Rosatom For the Russian...
The plan was to prepare the new “Vostok” station for occupancy in about three years and to offer researchers the best opportunities for their work. With the failure of the icebreaker “Sevmorput”, it is likely to be a year later. (Foto: Novatek)...
After major damage on the way to Antarctica, the transport icebreaker “Sevmorput” will return to St. Petersburg. (Foto: Kommersant) The nuclear-powered freighter “Sevmorput”, which has been lying off Angola for several weeks, will not be able...
UPDATE: As we learned from our guest author Dmitry Kiselev, damage to one of the four propeller blades occurred and forced the ship to stop involuntarily. Meanwhile, divers from Russia have removed the damaged blade and another one. This means that the ship will now...
