Krasin (1976 icebreaker)
{{short description|Russian (formerly Soviet) icebreaker}}
{{about||another ship of the same name|Krasin (1916 icebreaker)|the Polish village|Krasin, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship}}
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|Ship speed=*{{convert|20.30|kn}} (max)
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The Krasin ({{langx|ru|Красин}}) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) icebreaker. The vessel operates in polar regions.
History
Design
The second Krasin is a triple-screw diesel-powered icebreaker owned by the Far East Shipping Company (FESCO) and is based in Vladivostok. The hull has a friction-reducing coating.{{cite web| url=http://www.usap.gov/conferencesCommitteesAndWorkshops/userCommittees/documents/ARVOCJune2006McM05-06IcebreakRsplyRpt.pdf| title=Ship Resupply 2005/2006| publisher=U.S. Antarctic Program| accessdate=2008-07-20}}
Krasin can break ice {{convert|6|ft|m|0}} thick.{{cite web| url=http://www.newzeal.com/theme/Ships/Russia/krasin.htm| title=Krasin| publisher=Antarctic Philately| accessdate=2008-07-20}}
Service
During the 2004–2005 season (Operation Deep Freeze 2005), the United States Antarctic Program hired the Krasin as a secondary vessel to help clear a channel to McMurdo Station{{cite web|url=http://www.rusembcanada.mid.ru/pr/211204_1_e.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20050217090439/http://www.rusembcanada.mid.ru/pr/211204_1_e.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-02-17 |title=Russian Ice-Breaker Krasin Heading for Antarctic to Rescue U.S. Polar Station McMurdo |publisher=Russian Embassy Press Release |date=2004-12-21 |accessdate=2008-07-20 }} because the Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star faced a record cut through fast ice of more than {{convert|90|mile|km|-1}}. The Krasin departed Vladivostok on December 21, 2004, and arrived at the Ross Sea ice edge one month later.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/coldscience/2005-02-06-mcmurdo-ships_x.htm |title=U.S., Russian icebreakers open path to Antarctic base| accessdate=2008-01-09| date=February 6, 2005| publisher=USA Today}}
The Krasin departed the Ross Sea on 9 February, reaching Vladivostok on March 5, 2005. She is unlikely to return to the Antarctic as FESCO have signed a multi-year contract for Krasin to support oil rig operations in the Sea of Okhotsk from March 2005 onwards. Along with her sister ship Admiral Makarov, Krasin has been providing winter escort to large capacity tankers from the port of De-Kastri (Khabarovsk) as part of the Sakhalin-I project.{{cite web|url=http://vladivostoktimes.com/show.php?id=5592 |title=Ice Breakers left Vladivostok for Sakhalin Coast |publisher=Vladivostok Times |date=December 24, 2006 |accessdate=2008-07-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717225651/http://vladivostoktimes.com/show.php?id=5592 |archivedate=July 17, 2011 }} During the summer months she provides escort on the Northern Sea Route to the Eastern sector of Arctic servicing sea terminals of North Chukotka.{{cite web| url=http://www.fesco.ru/en/press-center/news/2007-07-18-02063| title=Icebreaker the Krasin pursued to East Arctic| publisher=FESCO| accessdate=2008-07-20| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002232453/http://www.fesco.ru/en/press-center/news/2007-07-18-02063/| archivedate=2011-10-02}}
In September 2022, it was announced that Krasin{{'}}s 1974-built sister ship Ermak would be dismantled for parts to keep the 1976-built icebreaker in service.{{cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/society/20/09/2022/63297ac29a79471664dbf757|title=Ледокол "Ермак" разберут на запчасти для ремонта "Красина"|trans-title=Icebreaker "Ermak" will be dismantled for spare parts for the repair of "Krasin"|language=ru|publisher=RBC|date=20 September 2022|accessdate=21 September 2022}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Krasin (ship, 1976)}}
- [http://www.southpolestation.com/news/archive.html Account of Krasin's expedition to McMurdo Sound.]
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Category:Ships built in Helsinki
Category:Icebreakers of the Soviet Union