The ship is provided with a specially designed bow, known as the icebreaker bow, which differs from the normal bow form by having a gently rising underwater form.
Inqanawa inikwe isaphetha esenziweyo esaziwa ngokuba sisaphetha sokwaphula umkhenkcce, esinomahluko kwisaphetha esisaziyo ngokuba sibenendawo ethambileyo ekhula ngaphantsi kohlobo lwamanzi.