Arktika
nuclear-powered icebreaker
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Arktika
- IMO number
- 7429061
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- nuclear-powered icebreaker
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 147.9 m
- Beam
- 29.9 m
- Year built
- 1974
- Builder
- Baltic Shipyard
- Registered owner
- Atomflot
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Arktika
Arktika (Russian: А́рктика, IPA: [ˈarktʲɪkə]; literally: Arctic) is a retired nuclear-powered icebreaker of the Soviet (now Russian) Arktika class. In service from 1975 to 2008, she was the first surface ship to reach the North Pole, a feat achieved on August 17, 1977, during an expedition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution. The Arktika is a double-hulled icebreaker; the outer hull is 48 millimetres (1.9 in) thick, the inner 25 millimetres (0.98 in) thick, with the space in between utilized for water ballasting. At the strongest point, the cast steel prow is 50 centimetres (20 in)) thick and bow-shaped to aid in icebreaking, the curve applying greater dynamic force to fracture the ice than a straight bow would. The maximum ice thickness it can break through is approximately 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in).
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Arktika now?
- Arktika has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Arktika?
- Arktika is a nuclear-powered icebreaker, built in 1974 by Baltic Shipyard. The vessel is 147.9 m long with a beam of 29.9 m.
- Who owns Arktika?
- Arktika is registered to Atomflot. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Arktika been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Arktika appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).