Ukrainian Icebreaker fired upon in Mariupol

According to Ukrainian military forces, fighting in Mariupol, the Russian military fired upon icebreaker KAPITAN BELOUSOV, docked in Mariupol port, during the night of Apr 7-8. One crew was killed, and several were injured. No additional information is available. KAPITAN BELOUSOV is one of the main icebreakers providing ice navigation in Azov sea during the winter season.

Icebreaker KAPITAN BELOUSOV is currently located at BSEA – Azov Sea at position 47° 03′ 42.3″ N, 037° 30′ 49.7″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-02-26 17:51 UTC (1 month, 11 days ago)

KAPITAN BELOUSOV (IMO: 5181598) is a Icebreaker that was built in 1954 (68 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Ukraine.

Its carrying capacity is 1446 t DWT and her current draught is reported to be 7.2 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 83.17 meters and her width is 19.41 meters.

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Sources: Traffic Marine +by Mikhail Voytenko