Crew Reviews, Ratings & Info for Yakutiya

As winter approaches, Russia's cutting-edge nuclear-powered icebreaker, 'Yakutiya,' is on a pivotal journey from the Baltic Sea to Murmansk. Setting sail from St. Petersburg on December 1, 2025, this vital vessel is poised to support Russia's oil and gas exports through the North-East Sea route. On December 6, the German Federal Police provided an escort for the icebreaker near Fehmarn, marking a significant transit for the state-owned shipping firm Rosatomflot. Having recently completed warranty dry-docking, 'Yakutiya' is ready for its inaugural winter season in the Arctic Ocean. The escort operation started around 9:00 a.m. with the police patrol vessel 'Eschwege' guiding the icebreaker southwest of Gedser Point. After navigating the Fehmarn Belt, the 'Eschwege' concluded its escort duties around 11:00 a.m., transferring monitoring responsibilities to the Danish Navy. The 'Yakutiya' is the fourth vessel in the ambitious 'Arktica' class, which aims to construct seven nuclear-powered icebreakers. Equipped with two Russian-manufactured RITM-200 reactors, 'Yakutiya' is engineered to cut through ice thicknesses of up to 2.8 meters while maintaining a speed of three knots. This capability enables year-round exports of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Siberia, enhancing Russia's presence in global energy markets. Rosatomflot plans to deploy a total of eight nuclear icebreakers on this strategic route, with the four newest additions of the 'Arktica' class capable of safely guiding LNG tankers measuring up to 300 meters through icy waters. At the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, preparations are underway for the fifth icebreaker of this new class, named 'Khukotka.' On November 18, a keel-laying ceremony was held for the subsequent icebreaker, previously designated 'Kamchatka' and 'Sakhalin.' In a recent directive from President Putin, these vessels have been renamed 'Leningrad' and 'Stalingrad.' For further details and imagery, refer to the [German news report](https://www.kn-online.de/lokales/ostholstein/russischer-atomeisbrecher-vor-fehmarn-polizei-eskorte-fuer-koloss-bei-ostsee-passage-FGCZ77TL2JE23PMOBL66VOK3OI.html).