Icebreakers. The third multi-purpose nuclear icebreaker Yakutia has arrived at its home port of Murmansk. The journey from Saint Petersburg took six days, during which the icebreaker crossed the Baltic, North, Norwegian, and Barents Seas, covering a total of 2,470 nautical miles. “The nuclear-powered icebreaker Yakutia is much awaited in the waters of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). It has arrived at just the right time, the peak of the winter-spring navigation season. The ice buildup period on the NSR is now coming to an end. Yakutia will have an excellent opportunity to demonstrate all its key technical advantages: power, maneuverability, and dual-draft capability. The icebreaker’s crew will be working in the Yenisey area of the Kara Sea,” said Yakov Antonov, acting CEO of Russian nuclear fleet operator Atomflot. At present, the company operates eight nuclear icebreakers, with three more under construction.