The '50 Years of Victory' is a nuclear-powered Russian icebreaker that arrived at the North Pole in August. Ships like it are used to accompany cargo vessels through hazardous winter routes. AFP
The '50 Years of Victory' is a nuclear-powered Russian icebreaker that arrived at the North Pole in August. Ships like it are used to accompany cargo vessels through hazardous winter routes. AFP

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Russia sends icebreaker to rescue ships stranded in Arctic

Unseasonably bad weather means ice has trapped as many as 21 cargo vessels

Robert Tollast
Robert Tollast

November 23, 2021