Nuclear-powered icebreaker
On 17 August 1977, NS "Arktika" ("Arctic") became the first surface ship ever to reach the North Pole. "Arktika" was withdrawn from service in 2008 after clocking up 175,000 hours of reactor operation time and covering more than 1 million nautical miles. Rather than be scrapped, there are calls for her to be converted to a museum ship, like her predecessor "Lenin".
Derecktor Shipyards
Derecktor Shipyards is an American ship building company located in Mamaroneck, New York and founded in 1947 by Robert E. Derecktor. The company is known for building "Cakewalk V", one of the largest yachts ever built in the United States. Derecktor currently operates two facilities, one in Mamaroneck, New York, which is focused upon the construction and repair of custom yachts and small commercial vessels, and the other in Dania Beach, Florida, which is dedicated to the maintenance, repair and refitting of mega-yachts up to 200’ in length. According to sources, Bob “Old Man” Derecktor is remembered by some for his tough rhetoric and direct leadership, the most notable example of which occurred at a Company Christmas party circa 1970 in which he separated all Production employees to one side of the room and all non-production employees to the other. After separating the groups he remarked “all you non-Production people need to understand one thing: you are here to support the people on the other side of the room, and if you can’t understand that, than there is the door.”