Posted on 11/27/2018 2:00:03 PM PST by tlozo
Fire erupted in technical compartments of icebreaker VIKTOR CHERNOMYRDIN under construction at Admiralty Shipyard, S-Petersburg, Russia, at around 1900 Moscow time Nov 27. Some 300 sq meters of compartments in superstructure were engulfed in fire, 35 engines and 140 firefighters were deployed. Fire was taken under control in two and a half hours, later Emergency Service Command said fire was extinguished. 2 people were injured, one of them hospitalized. No information yet on extent and character of damages. Diesel-powered icebreaker VIKTOR CHERNOMYRDIN (Project 22600 or LK-25), IMO 9658630, displacement 22000 tons, keel laid in 2012 at Baltiysky Zavod S-Petersburg, initially expected to enter service in late 2015, the project is now several years behind schedule and over budget. In 2017, was moved to Admiralty Shipyard, S-Petersburg. When completed, icebreaker will be the largest diesel-powered icebreaker in the world.
Well, that’s one way to break ice.....................
Union (of Soviet Socialist Republics) Made!!
“Andrei...you’ve lost another vessel to fire in port?”
Nothing works in Russia.
Better put some ice on that!
Two years late and over budget.
I smell arson.
I guess that means a glitch in opening up the Northwest Passage, Russia route?
Ukrainian spy? :)
ANYTHING bad that happens to Russia is a plus for the rest of the world! It is the premier $hit Country of the World! It even surpasses Iran!
Thank goodness it wasn’t at sea.
The hottest ship in town.
The words “safety margin” and “made in the Soviet Union” rarely appear in the same document, exceot to point out the lack of the latter in the former.
CC
They might want to think about that quote from Mr. Fleming...
"“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action."
I watched icebreakers working in Vladivostok Bay during two winters in the mid 1990s. Fascinating.
One would imagine it would've actually had to break a bit of ice first, yes ?
Ice breaker essential to export Russian oil/gas to Europe. This fire consequential to Russian economy and opportunity for USA exporters. TS fo Putin
There was also one last year, when a Russian spy ship sank after colliding with a freighter carrying sheep. Good news is that all the sheep are ok.
https://taskandpurpose.com/russian-ship-sinks-black-sea/
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