Comparison of independent navigation of LNG carriers of type Yamalmax and their transition with an icebreaker escort

• Main Authors: Sokolova Yu.V., Devyataev O.S., Afanasyeva E.V., Titova Yu.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: LLC Center for Information and Legal Support for the Development of the Arctic 2020
• Subjects: lng-carriers of type yamalmax; nuclear icebreakers; ice class arc7; northern sea route; arctic summer navigation; hydrometeorological data provision; geo; envir; Arctic; De Margerie; Margerie; Northern Sea Route
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24411/2658-4255-2020-12515; https://doaj.org/article/03d81e11c04341febfaa87cc061086e8

In May-June 2020 two early transits through the Northern Sea Route to the east were made by LNG carriers «Christophe de Margerie» and «Vladimir Voronin». The first voyage was accompanied by the nuclear icebreaker «Yamal» all the way down, the second voyage «Vladimir Voronin» covered independently. I...