Topic
Icebreaker
Every Vessel Hunter story on Icebreaker: 6 stories, from 15 July 2026 to 2 September 2026. Newest: "Icebreaker Nuyina Sent to Empty Macquarie Island Station Over Bird Flu". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Icebreaker Nuyina Sent to Empty Macquarie Island Station Over Bird Flu
The Southern Ocean station sits among up to four million seabirds and 100,000 seals, and a strain that killed three-quarters of a season's pups on Heard Island is expected to arrive.
Canada Orders Six Polar Icebreakers From Davie in C$11.3bn Deal
Ottawa has committed C$11.3bn to six Polar Class 3 icebreakers at Chantier Davie in Levis, with construction starting in 2027 and the series complete by 2038.
Icebreaker Botnica Fixed for a 45-Day South African Buoy Mooring Job
TS Shipping has chartered the multipurpose icebreaker Botnica to OSC Marine Group for a 45-day single buoy mooring change-out campaign off South Africa from May 2027.
Finland Picks Helsinki Shipyard to Build the Icebreaker Aino
Helsinki Shipyard has won the contract for the first of Finland's next-generation icebreakers, a 96-metre vessel able to open a 25-metre channel, with delivery set for September 2029.
US icebreaker Healy suffers engine casualty on sea trials
The United States Coast Guard icebreaker Healy was towed back to Seattle after a significant engineering casualty during post-refit sea trials.
South Korea sends its icebreaker Araon on an 83-day Arctic mission
South Korea has deployed its only icebreaking research vessel, Araon, on an 83-day Arctic expedition to collect data for safer future navigation.
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