Video: Russian Nuclear Icebreaker Collides With Cargo Ship In Kara Sea

The Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) sustained major hull damage after it collided with a cargo ship in the Kara Sea on January 26, 2025.

The vessel was maintaining winter shipping lanes and escorting a cargo ship along the Northern Sea Route. It sustained a large gash on its port bow. Despite the damage, authorities confirmed that the icebreaker is still seaworthy and continues its operations.

A video circulating on Russian social media shows 50 Let Pobedy manoeuvring in close quarters when its port bow struck the freighter’s port side near the base of a cargo crane.

The pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Mash published footage showing the icebreaker sailing straight into the cargo ship.

Per reports, the cargo vessel involved in the collision is the 20,144 deadweight tonnage (dwt) dry bulk carrier Yamal Krechet, which was en route to Ob Ray. AIS tracking data also shows that this was the likely vessel involved.

Video Credits: Константин Катышев/YouTube

State atomic agency Atomflot stated that “seaworthiness had not been lost” and that “there is no threat to the life support systems or the reactor installation.”

The agency confirmed that despite the damage 50 Let Pobedy is operating in norm…

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