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The 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) icebreaker was attempting to free the freighter Yamal Krechet from ice which was preventing it from reaching the port of Sabetta, in the Kara Sea, according to an expert.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The exact cause of the large freighter’s demise during the storm remains a mystery.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
All seven crew members aboard the freighter were Chinese nationals, the Taiwan coast guard said.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Freight can be moved by coastal freighters and barges.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The exact cause of the large freighter’s demise during the storm remains a mystery.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
All seven crew members aboard the freighter were Chinese nationals, the Taiwan coast guard said.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Freight can be moved by coastal freighters and barges.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Freighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freighter. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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freighter
noun
freight·er
ˈfrāt-ər 
1
: a person who carries or ships freight
2
: a ship or airplane used chiefly to carry freight
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