Akademik Sergey Vavilov icebreaker

MS Akademik Sergey Vavilov ("ледокол Академик Сергей Вавилов") is an icebreaking vessel owned by Russia's Academy of Sciences. Between 2009-2019, the vessel (branded as "One Ocean Voyager") was seasonally operated as a cruise ship under charter by One Ocean Expeditions (now defunct).

The vessel (IMO number 8507729) is Russia-flagged (MMSI 273414400) and registered in Kaliningrad.

One of the Russian icebreakers, Akademik Vavilov is among the world's largest and most powerful polar research vessels. Both Akademik Vavilov and Akademik Ioffe (sistership by design) were built in Finland for the Russian Academy of Science to serve its hydro-acoustic ocean research program.

Akademik Vavilov ship's builder is Rauma Shipyard Finland. The vessel is modern, safe and ice-strengthened. The public spaces onboard are ideally suited for every need. A separate lounge and bar, as well as a library, offer ideal places to relax. A selection of documentaries and movies can be watched in the lounge. The dining room can host all passengers in a single seating. Other facilities include a presentation room, fitness room, massage room, sauna, saltwater plunge pool, hot water spa, and gift shop.

The ship carries all the equipment needed for exploration including Zodiacs, kayaks, camping gear. The open-bridge policy allows passengers to the navigation room any time of the day.

Akademik Vavilov itinerary program offers European Arctic expedition cruises to Spitsbergen and Svalbard. The vessel also cruises in Antarctica leaving from Ushuaia (Argentina) and visiting Drake Passage, Antarctic Peninsula, Elephant Island, South Georgia Island, Falkland Islands UK.

Akademik Sergey Vavilov vessel details

Designed as a modern research marine vessel, the One Ocean Voyager ship (Akademik Sergey Vavilov) is comfortable and fully stabilized. Last years' refurbishments greatly enhanced the expedition cruising experience. Most public spaces are separated from passenger cabins.

Besides Ioffe, the list of other Russian icebreaking cruise ships also includes Akademik Vavilov, Kapitan Dranitsyn, Kapitan Khlebnikov and the nuclear ships 50 Let Pobedy and Yamal.

The vessel has 1 dining room, Sauna, 1 swimming pool, Jacuzzi, no elevators, 1 helipad.

• Max Draft: 6 m / 20 ft
• DWT Deadweight tonnage: 2048 tonnes
• GT Gross tonnage: 6344 tons
• NT Net tonnage: 1903 tons
• Endurance: 60 days (autonomous navigation/without bunkering)
• Powerplant: 2x Pielstick diesel engines (model 6CHN 40/46, each 2,576 MW, or )
• Propulsion: 2x Wartsila thrusters (bow and stern, each 0,6 MW / combined 1,2 MW), two shafts driving 2x CPPs/controllable pitch propellers

Note: In the case of poor AIS coverage, tracking the vessel's current location will be impossible. You can see CruiseMapper's list of all icebreakers and ice-breaking research ships in the "itinerary" section of our Icebreakers hub. All states and their fleets are listed there.