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This icebreaker, class iv was built in 1983 by Burrard-Yarrows Corp., Esquimalt BC.
Historical Notes
In 2002, Arctic Kalvik and Kigoriak relocated the 146,780 grt arctic drilling platform SDC from Port Clearance to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. In August 2011 – 2013, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) chartered Vladimir Ignatyuk to cut the ice and provide escort in McMurdo Sound to vessels supplying the Antarctica's U.S. research stations and field camps.
Owners & Masters
In 1983-1985 she was owned by BeauDril Ltd. (subsidiary of Gulf Canada Resources Inc.) In 1990 she was owned by Gulf Canada Resources Ltd., Calgary AB Canada.
In 2003-2016 she was owned by Murmansk Shipping Co., Murmansk Russia.
Name Significance
She was named for Vladimir Ignatyuk, Chief of Murmansk Sea Steamship Lines
References
- Canada List of Shipping
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
