Akademik Shokalskiy

[Stefan Niederer]

Need some help:
Does anyone have the news what's happpening with the Akademik Shokalskiy. I read some rumours that she was kicked out of the charter from Aurora Expeditions. She isn't on their website anymore and some cruises out of Murmansk have been cancelled because of problems with her previous cruise through the northeast passage in northern russia which had been planned taking place right now. Now I belive she is in Wladiwostok.

Any recent pictures of her?
Any problem during a cruise?
Any idea where she is right now?
Any Idea what are her future plans?

[Robert Smith]

Hi Stefan,

She's reported by www.vesseltracker.com. Please see below details. By the way I doubt if the given draught is correct. Seems a bit light.
Brgds,
Robert.

Status:    MOVING
Speed:    10.3kts    Max. Speed:    14.0kts
Area:    NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
Source:    T-AIS    Update:    11 hours ago
Voyage Data
From:    Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
Destination:    VLADIVOSTOK
ETA:    05.08.2012 14:00
Draught:    0.5m    Max. Draught:    4.5m
Source:    T-AIS    Update:    13 hours ago

[Stefan Niederer]

You're right, about the 0.5m! But 4.5 m could be right! And the entries you mentioned are quiet old.
I belive back in may everything was running on schedule.

[Stefan Niederer]

Just found this:

AKADEMIK SHOKALSKIY
Position Recorded on:
2012-07-18T06:35:00 (UTC)
Lat/Lon: 43.052601 / 131.93021
Speed/Course: 9.4 kn / 124