The Yakutia icebreaker left the embankment of the yard in St. Petersburg on April 4. The voyage goes around Scandinavia towards the Barents Sea and the vessel's new homeport in Murmansk. Photo: Baltic Shipyard
Russia’s newest icebreaker is heading to Murmansk. Built at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, the Yakutiya is the fourth in the class of Project 22220 nuclear-powered icebreakers, the Barents Observer reports.