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  • Better to leave the (Nuclear) Arktika icebreaker in St. Petersburg until broken engine is replaced, says Murmansk expert

    04/19/2020 11:18:02 AM PDT · by texas booster · 35 replies
    The Barents Observer ^ | April 19, 2020 | Thomas Nilsen
    The only way to fix the faulty engine is to lift it out of the hull and replace it with a new one, a work that will cause another year of delay for Russia’s new prestigious nuclear-powered icebreaker. It was during sea trials in the Baltic Sea in February a short circuit caused serious damage to the winding in one of the three electro engines onboard the “Arktika” icebreaker. Sea trials continued with only two of the engines working. Newspaper Kommersant can now tell, with reference to the investigative commission’s work, that it is considered impossible to repair the broken...