Magadan icebreaker

The 1982-built MS Magadan ("ледокол Магадан") is an icebreaking vessel owned and operated by the Russian company FESCO (Far East Shipping Company/Дальневосточное морское пароходство), part of the FESCO Group.

The vessel (IMO number 8009193, Helsinki Shipyard/hull number 437) is Russia-flagged (MMSI 273145900) and homeported in Vladivostok.

Among Russian icebreakers, Magadan is the smallest vessel in FESCO's fleet.

She is named after the port town of Magadan (Nagayevo Bay, Okhotsk Sea).

• On March 6, 1999, Magadan led a rescue effort to escort cargo ships carrying critical fuel supplies to isolated Kamchatka settlements.
• In 2000, she towed a Russian warship destined for scrapping in India.
• In 2011, Magadan was one of two vessels towing the Kolskaya oil rig (jack-up platform), which capsized and sank in the Okhotsk Sea.

Magadan’s main service program includes icebreaking assistance for vessels arriving at Port Magadan during winter navigation.

Magadan icebreaker vessel details

FESCO is the largest operator of icebreaking ships in Russia’s Far East. The Russian government transferred four icebreakers to the company. Along with Magadan, FESCO’s fleet includes the diesel-powered icebreakers Admiral Makarov, Kapitan Khlebnikov, and Krasin.

These four ships provide assistance in the ice-covered waters of Russia’s Far Eastern seas and the Arctic. Their operations also extend beyond these regions, ranging from the Eastern Arctic to Antarctica.

Magadan’s sisterships, built to the same design by the same shipyard, are Dikson and Mudyug.

Onboard facilities include a dining room, sauna, swimming pool, elevator, and a helipad (helideck).

• Max Draft: 6.5 m (21 ft)
• DWT (Deadweight Tonnage): 1,909 tons
• Displacement: 6,210 tons
• Icebreaking capacity: 1 m
• Powerplant: 4 × Wartsila 8R32 (2.39 MW each, 9.56 MW total output)
• Propulsion: 2 shafts with 4-bladed controllable pitch propellers

Note: In areas with poor AIS coverage, tracking the vessel’s current position may be impossible. You can find CruiseMapper’s list of all icebreakers and icebreaking research ships in the “itinerary” section of our Icebreakers hub, where all countries and their fleets are listed.