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Icebreaker caught fire in Kronstadt
The 'Admiral Makarov' caught fire at the Kronstadt Marine Plant at the Petrovskaya Street, 2 in the Kronstadt district of St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sep 5, 2026, at 2.20 p.m. while it was undergoing repairs in Kronstadt. The fire broke out in the steering-gear compartment at the stern of the ship and covered an area of 80 square meters in the ship's hold. The source of the fire was localised at 4:31 p.m., after which the open flames could be put out. 10 fire fighting units of equipment and 52 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations were involved in extinguishing the fire. They put out the flames within about two hours. No one was injured. The cause of the fire and the damage caused to the icebreaker have not been disclosed. Admiral Makarov has been under repair since spring 2025. Work was being carried out on its hull, propellers and three propeller shafts. Its main engines were also being repaired, with the work expected to continue until the end of 2026. After the repairs, the icebreaker was expected to escort ships to Russian ports in the eastern Gulf of Finland during the winter navigation season. Kronstadt, on Kotlin Island is home to one of Russia’s major naval bases. In June 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the Russian Project 20380 missile corvette 'Boykiy', while it was undergoing repairs at Kronstadt in the Veleshinsky dry dock at the Kronstadt Marine Shipyard when the attack took place. A fire broke out aboard the vessel after it was damaged. Another serious accident occurred at the Sevastopol Marine Plant in temporarily occupied Crimea in October 2025, when the unfinished heavy floating crane 'PK 700' capsized, killing two people and injuring at least 20 others. Reports with photos and video: https://112.ua/de/pozeza-na-sudni-v-kronstadti-pid-cas-remontu-likvidovana-bez-postrazdalih-183490 https://espreso.tv/svit-u-peterburzi-spalakhnula-pozhezha-na-krigolami-admiral-makarov
FESCO to start summer navigation in the eastern sector of the Arctic Region
FESCO says its «Admiral Makarov» icebreaker from July to November 2016 will provide pilotage of vessels with containers, general and national economic cargo to the ports and port-points of Chukotka and the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the eastern sector of the Arctic Region. FESCO carries out this project at the request of the Federal Maritime and River Transport Agency of the Russian Federation. On July 8, 2016 the icebreaker (under the command of Captain Alexander Stelmakh) left the home port of Vladivostok. «Admiral Makarov» will start piloting the vessels in the waters of the NSR on July 16, 2016, by approaching to Cape Dezhnev. FESCOice-class cargo vessels (with ice class Arc 4 and above) also took part in this Arctic summer season transportation. http://www.en.portnews.ru/news/222563/
Two French nationals rescued by Russian icebreaker in the Arctic
The Russian icebreaker "Admiral Makarov" removed two French nationals from the France-flagged catamaran stuck in the ice on the Northern Sea Route, the State Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre of Transportation Ministry of Russia reports. Both the men and their stricken vessel were taken on board the icebreaker which proceeded to Pevek.
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