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Russia launches world’s most powerful nuclear icebreaker with 350 MW thermal capacity
Russia's latest nuclear-powered icebreaker Chukotka is aimed at boosting cargo traffic on the Northern Sea Route.
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US: Cutting Through Ice: U.S. Coast Guard's Largest Icebreaker Navigates Frozen Waters
United States - October 24, 2024 In a stunning display of engineering, video footage captures the USCGC Healy, the United States' largest and most technologically advanced icebreaker, slicing ...
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Chile's new icebreaker completes first week at sea
The new Viel ship will arguably be the largest icebreaker operating in South America. The structure was tested for performance, maneuverability, structural resistance, and energy efficiency to ...
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Siemens, MaK Cooperate With CCG For Faster Icebreaker Response
The Louis S. St-Laurent is the Canadian Coast Guard's largest icebreaker. Commissioned in 1969, she has a displacement of 14,500 tons and is driven by three fixed-pitch propellers each with a ...
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Icebreaking Explained – Finland: Europe’s Icebreaker Superpower
It is estimated that, compared to US icebreaker production underway, the average Finnish icebreaker would cost about a fifth ...
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Chile launches the first icebreaker made in South America
The first icebreaker built in Latin America ... and a displacement of about 13,000 tons, making it the largest vessel built by ASMAR to date and the first ship of this type built in South America.