The need for construction of specialized ships to clear the path in the ice appeared in the mid-18th century. The first icebreaker was a wheeled steamer that cleared ice in the harbor of Philadelphia.

President Donald Trump is continuing his first-term focus on building a big, new American icebreaker fleet. Days after his ...

One of Moscow's nuclear icebreakers has sustained significant damage after colliding with a cargo ship in the Kara Sea.

A Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker damaged in a collision five days ago in Arctic waters will be repaired during normal ...

Yakutia is one of the new universal nuclear icebreakers of project 22220. These vessels are the largest and most powerful icebreakers in the world. Under the project, which has been implemented ...

A Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker, the Fifty Years of Victory, sustained damage to its hull lining while aiding a trapped vessel in the Arctic. The ship remains operational with no harm to its ...