Russian icebreaker sets Northern Sea Route record

With a transit time of 7.5 days, or 185 hours, Russian nuclear icebreaker vessel Vaygach has allegedly set a new speed record on the route from Cape Dezhnev in eastern Siberia to the White Sea in the southern part of the Barents Sea, reports Russian news media Port News.
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