{"id":7459,"date":"2020-04-05T21:36:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T18:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/pictures-russian-tanker-loses-steering-in-arctic\/7459\/"},"modified":"2020-04-05T21:36:34","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T18:36:34","slug":"pictures-russian-tanker-loses-steering-in-arctic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/pictures-russian-tanker-loses-steering-in-arctic\/7459\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures: Russian Tanker Loses Steering in Arctic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On April 3, in the north-eastern part of the Barents Sea, the atomic icebreakers Vaigach<\/em> and 50 Years of Victory <\/em>completed the emergency tow of a tanker that had lost steering.<\/p>\n

The tanker 43-year-old Varzuga<\/em> operated by Bunker Company JSC, which was in ballast, had a failure in her Azipod steering system in shallow ice-covered waters east of the Yamal Peninsula. She has now been towed to the port of Murmansk.<\/p>\n

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“In severe ice conditions, the ship could be squeezed out by ice,” says Dmitry Lobusov, captain of the 50 Years of Victory<\/em>. “It was necessary to get to work quickly.”<\/p>\n

The nuclear-powered icebreaker Vaigach<\/em> paved the ice channel to the tanker in water depths that would allow the larger 50 Years of Victory<\/em> to approach safely. The operation was carried out at 15 meter depths, which did not allow 50 years of Victory<\/em> to operate at full capacity. The vessels' speed during operations averaged five to eight knots. The tug Umka<\/em> towed the tanker away once she reached ice-free waters.<\/p>\n

The operation attracted the attention of some polar bears. <\/p>\n

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