Icebreaking support vessel Alexander Sannikov launched in Vyborg
February 13, 2025

Today in Vyborg, at PAO Vyborg Shipyard, the Aker ARC 130A icebreaking support vessel Alexander Sannikov, built for Gazpromneft Novy Port, was launched.

The icebreaking vessel project was developed by Aker Arctic Technology (Finland). The vessel is designed for ice navigation of tankers, assistance in mooring and loading operations, as well as for rescue operations, towing ships, extinguishing fires and participating in oil spill response operations. The vessel has an ice class Icebreaker8 and is capable of breaking through ice up to 2 meters thick.

Technical specifications:

• Displacement: about 8700 t.
• Main dimensions: length - 121.7 m, width - 26 m, draft - 8.2 m.
• Maximum speed: 16 knots
• Power: 22 MW (according to other data 29 MW)
• Icebreaking capacity: 2 m.
• Autonomy: 30 days
• Crew: 35 people

 Series:

• Serial No. 233 —laid down 03.11.2015 — launched 24.11.2016 - “Alexander Sannikov”
• Serial No. 234 – laid down 14.12.2015

Photo from the website gazprom-neft.ru