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Information on Icebreaker Support in the Seaports of Russia as of March 6, 2017

Icebreakers of FSUE “Rosmorport” have escorted 4 914 vessels during the 2016-2017 period.

Arctic Basin
Icebreaking operations in the water area of Sabetta seaport are performed by Moskva and Tor icebreakers. Number of vessels escorted since the beginning of winter navigation amounts to 75.

White Sea
The following icebreakers are performing icebreaker assistance in the area: Dikson, Kapitan Evdokimov, Kapitan Kosolapov, Kapitan Chadaev and Novorossisk. Number of vessels escorted since the beginning of winter navigation amounts to 283.

Gulf of Finland
Number of vessels escorted since the beginning of winter navigation amounts to 1 622. 13 icebreakers of North-Western Basin Branch are in operational service.

Azov Sea
Four icebreakers: Kapitan Moshkin, Kapitan Chudinov, Kapitan Demidov and Kapitan Krutov escort vessels to Azov, Rostov-on-Don, Taganrog and Eysk seaports. Number of vessels escorted since the beginning of winter navigation amounts to 2 167.

Caspian Sea
Kapitan Chechkin, Kapitan Metsaik and Kapitan Bukayev icebreakers escort vessels through the Volga-Caspian Seaway Canal. Number of vessels escorted since the beginning of winter navigation amounts to 613.

Far Eastern Basin
Krasin icebreaker provides icebreaker assistance in Vanino seaport. Number of vessels escorted since the beginning of winter navigation amounts to 103. Magadan icebreaker provides icebreaker assistance in Magadan seaport.
Number of vessels escorted since the beginning of winter navigation amounts to 47.

The world's largest diesel icebreaker fleet, which includes 36 icebreakers of various capacities, ensures year-round accessibility to the seaports of the country.

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