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Mystery fire breaks out on Russia’s only nuclear-powered icebreaker vessel as it was docked at Arctic port

• The Sevmorput, built in 1988, underwent extensive upgrades a decade ago
• Its owner stressed there was no threat to the ship’s nuclear reactor plant 

By JAMES REYNOLDS  and WILL STEWART, 25 December 2023

A mystery blaze aboard Russia‘s only nuclear-powered icebreaker cargo ship triggered panic in the Arctic port of Murmansk. 

A fire broke out on Sunday in one of the cabins of the Soviet-made Sevmorput, currently docked in the northern Russian region bordering Finland and Norway.

The inferno spread some 323 square feet (30 sq metres) on the 830-ft ship (230m) before firefighters were able to put it out without casualties, Russia’s emergency ministry said. 

‘The fire was quickly liquidated,’ Atomflot, which owns the vessel, said in a statement. ‘There were no injuries. There was no threat to crucial support systems or to the reactor plant.’

The ship, which entered service in 1988 and went through an extensive upgrade a decade ago, is Russia’s only nuclear-powered icebreaking transport ship, according to Rosatom. ………………………………………………..more  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12899379/Inferno-nuclear-russia-icebreaker-panic-murmansk-arctic.html

December 29, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | incidents, Russia