50 Let Pobedy nuclear icebreaker completed its summer-winter navigation

Moscow  – On June 4, the 50 Let Pobedy nuclear icebreaker of Atomflot (a company of Rosatom) arrived at its home port of Murmansk. Since November 2022, the crew of the nuclear-powered ship provided escort for 125 vessels. The icebreaker covered 28,500 miles.

“The 50 Let Pobedy nuclear icebreaker ensured the safe passage of ships along the sea canal of the Ob Bay and in the Kara Sea,” said Leonid Irlitsa, acting Director General, Atomflot. “The crew fulfilled its contractual obligations to the customers at a highly professional level. I would like to thank the sailors for their work.”

The 50 Let Pobedy crew change is scheduled on June 19-20. After four months of work, the crew of captain Ruslan Sasov will hand over the shift to captain Dmitry Lobusov crew which will have to escort two voyages to the North Pole this year.

The crew of the 50 Let Pobedy nuclear icebreaker has begun the scheduled repairs and preparations for cruises.

At present, the nuclear icebreakers Arktika, Sibir, Ural, Taimyr, Vaigach and Yamal are operating in the waters of the Northern Sea Route.