VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

No freeze to icebound operations

13 years ago

The distinctive foredeck covers of the recently delivered ice-support vessels Aleksey Chirikov and Vitus Bering sweep upward from the bow to near level with the wheelhouse, making both ships instantly recognisable. But will there be more? asks Stevie Knight.

The 'Aleksey Chirikov' has just joined sister ship 'Vitus Bering' in the ice-laden Sakhalin-1 ArkutunDagi oil and gas field

The distinctive foredeck covers of the recently delivered ice-support vessels Aleksey Chirikov and Vitus Bering sweep upward from the bow to near level with the wheelhouse, making both ships instantly recognisable. But will there be more? asks Stevie Knight.