Kapitan Sorokin icebreaker

The 1977-built MS Kapitan Sorokin ("ледокол Капитан Сорокин") is an icebreaking vessel owned and operated by Rosmorport. Rosmorport is a Russian FSUE (Federal State Unitary Enterprise) established in 2012 by order of the Russian Federation's Ministry of Transport.

The vessel (IMO 7413488, Helsinki Shipyard/hull number 411) is Russia-flagged (MMSI 273136100) and homeported in Saint Petersburg.

Named after polar captain Michael Yakovlevich Sorokin, the vessel is among Russia's notable icebreakers. In 1979, Russian poet, bard, and actor Yuri Vizbor (1934–1984) filmed the documentary "Murmansk-198" onboard, depicting the challenging life of seafarers serving on icebreakers. The ship is also mentioned in Vizbor's song "Snowy Owl."

In 2009, Kapitan Sorokin met the Volvo Ocean Race fleet in the Gulf of Finland, an event documented by photo reporters and TV crews onboard.

Kapitan Sorokin icebreaker vessel details

The Kapitan Sorokin-class of linear diesel-electric icebreakers also includes Kapitan Khlebnikov, Kapitan Dranitsyn, and Kapitan Nikolaev.

Onboard facilities include a dining room, sauna, indoor heated swimming pool, elevator, and helipad.

• Max draft: 8.5 m (28 ft)
• Displacement: 14,917 tons
• DWT (deadweight): 5,138 tons
• Power plant: Wartsila-Sulzer (6 × diesel engines type 9ZL40/48), each producing 3.04 MW (total 18.24 MW)
• Propulsion: diesel-electric, three shafts (each 5.4 MW; total 16.2 MW)

Note: In areas with poor AIS coverage, tracking the vessel’s current position may be difficult. A full list of icebreakers and icebreaking research ships can be found in the "itinerary" section of CruiseMapper’s Icebreakers hub, where all states and fleets are listed.