Admiral Makarov icebreaker sets sail
The Admiral Makarov icebreaker set sail from the seaport of Murmansk on February 25, 2018.
The icebreaker stood toward the embouchure of the Yenisei River to perform works on the renovation of the canal on ice and provide pilotage of vessels in order to deliver cargoes to the seaport of Dudinka.
The Admiral Makarov will return to the seaport of Murmansk in early April for scheduled repair.
In order to optimize the use of the icebreaker fleet the Admiral Makarov icebreaker was given to the Murmansk Branch in December 2017 to render icebreaker services and carry out commercial works in the Western Sector of the Artic Region. Earlier, the icebreaker was used by the FSUE “Rosmorport” Far Eastern Basin Branch.
For reference
The Admiral Makarov diesel electric icebreaker’s key particulars:
| Register class: | КМ(*) LL2 [2] |
| Total length: | 134,84 m |
| Total breadth: | 26,05 m |
| Ballast draught/load draught: | 8 m/11 m |
| Loaded speed/E-mode speed: | 19,4 knots/9,2 knots |
| Thickness of ice: | 1,8 m |
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Capacity of the main engine/total capacity of the machinery plant: |
3383 kW/30451 kW |
| Sea endurance: | 3 months unfer full fuel load |
| Navigation area: | unristrected |
| Number of passengers to be carried: | 12 people |
| Information on cabins: |
10 two-room cabins Cabins are completed pursuant to the terms of the contract |
