SCF names third multi-functional icebreaker

Russian shipping company SCF Group (Sovcomflot) announced that it launched a naming ceremony for its new multi-functional icebreaking standby vessel (IBSBV) ‘Fedor Ushakov’, built to serve the Sakhalin-2 project, on 11 October.

The 100 metre-long icebreaker is the third in the series of four IBSBVs commissioned by SCF Group, under a long-term agreement with Sakhalin Energy – the Sakhalin-2 project operator.

Two of these vessels have already been delivered: Gennadiy Nevelskoy, in the spring of 2017, and Stepan Makarov, in the summer of 2017.

These vessels are purpose-designed for operating in the challenging ice conditions of the Sea of Okhotsk. The vessels’ design guarantee the safety of Sakhalin-2’s personnel and can provide an immediate response in case of an emergency situation, SCF claims.

The naming ceremony was attended by Igor Tonkovidov, Executive Vice-President and Technical Director of Sovcomflot; Paul Eykhout, Offshore Asset Manager at Sakhalin Energy; and Alexey Rakhmanov, President of United Shipbuilding Corporation and representatives of the Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University (AUMSU).