Icebreakers Murmansk and Vladivostok to undergo ice trials in the Kara Sea
Rosmorport says its diesel-electric icebreakers Murmansk and Vladivostok left the port of Murmansk on April 16, 2016.
Having completed the towing winch tests, the icebreakers set off for the Kara Sea to undergo ice trials there.
The icebreakers should confirm their ability to break through 1-meter thick continuous field ice with a continuous speed of 2 knots and to perform icebreaking operations in ice of up to 1.5 m thick.
18 MW icebreakers are intended for independent escorting of large capacity vessels, towing, extinguishing of fires at floating facilities and other structures, providing assistance to vessels in distress, transportation of cargo.
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