Ceremony of Naming the Multifunctional Supply Ice-breaker «Vitus Bering»
January 10 2013 Ice-breaker «Vitus Bering», St. Petersburg |
The Ceremony of naming the multifunctional supply ice-breaker «Vitus Bering» took place on 13 January, 2013. Vladimir Putin attended the grand ceremony. «It is one of the most high-tech vessels in the world. Today Russian has the largest number of nuclear ice-breakers. For sure, we are going to continue working on it to master all kinds of vessels including the once that are aimed to work in such difficult conditions, like «Vitus Bering», - Putin said. The vessel is believed to be the best of its kind in the world. Such vessels will be mainly used in the Far East, where oil and gas extraction is being developed on the continental shelf.