Seaworthiness of the nuclear-powered icebreaker Vaygach has been confirmed by a nuclear vessels branch of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, Atomflot reported quoting a RMRS representative.
The expert arrived in Dudinka last Saturday to assess the damage to the ship and determine whether the icebreaker could provide safe ice breaking assistance.
A team of investigators of the Investigation Committee is now conducting a probe into an accident case on board the Vaygach. Besides, a commission of Atomflot is conducting its own investigation on board the icebreaker.
The accident occurred on December 15 about 02:00 (MSK) in the vicinity of Karaul of Taimyr municipal district (Krasnoyarsk Territory) while the icebreaker Vaygach was escorting a dry bulk carrier the Kapitan Danilkin. Three cabins of the icebreaker took fire, which killed three crew members and injured one, who suffered burns to his upper airways.