Product tankers SVYATOY PETR and SVYATOY PAVEL allided in Laptev sea in vicinity 74 53N 133 50E, Northern Sea Route, while proceeding in ice convoy with nuclear icebreaker VAYGACH (IMO 8417493), at 2234 Moscow time Nov 12, in heavy ice. SVYATOY PETR suffered damaged bulwark of some 20 meters length portside stern. SVYATOY PAVEL got a crack in starboard bow, length 5 meters, width 20-50 centimeters, 4 meters above waterline. SVYATOY PAVEL left at allision site, to be taken later, SVYATOY PETR is taken under tow by VAYGACH to be towed to Temp Bay. SVYATOY PAVEL is en route from Murmansk to Pevek port, SVYATOY PETR is en route to Kotelniy Island, Siberian Island between Laptev and East Siberian seas.
