KARA SEA INCIDENT

PRELIMS BITS

A Russian nuclear-powered vessel, ‘50 Let Pobedy,’ collided with a cargo vessel in the Kara Sea.

• Kara Sea: A shallow marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located north of Siberia, Russia. It is one of the coldest seas in the world.
• Rivers Draining into Kara Sea: Kara, Ob, Pyasina, Yenisei.
• Important Islands: Bely, Dikson, Kamennyye, Oleni, and Taymyr Islands.