Russia's only nuclear-powered transport icebreaker on fire in Murmansk

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On December 24, a fire broke out on the world's only Russian nuclear-powered container ship, the Sevmorshlyakh, built in 1988. No one was injured.

On December 24, a fire broke out on the nuclear-powered container ship Sevmorshlyakh in Murmansk, Russia. This is the largest of all four nuclear-powered merchant ships ever built. This was reported by the Russian media, UNN reports .

The area of the fire was 30 square meters. At 00:01 am Kyiv time, rescuers reported that they had extinguished the fire. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, no one was injured,

- the statement said.

Details

Atomflot reported that the fire did not threaten the ship's reactor and life support systems.

For reference

"Sevmorshlyakh" is the world's only icebreaking and transport vessel with a nuclear power plant. The vessel was built in 1988 at the Zatoka shipyard in Kerch.

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