Akademik-N.strakhov

The 'Akademik Nikolay Strakhov' encountered an emergency situation in the Kara Sea after the main engine failed on Sep 11, 2024. A tug was sent to the vessel to provide assistance. The incident occurred during a regular scientific expedition to study the upper sedimentary layer and the relief of the seabed, as well as natural geohazards in the Arctic seas waters. The sixth cylinder of the vessel had failed, so the main engine was stopped. The crew was unable to determine the cause of the breakdown. After repair attempts failed, it was decided to call for tug assistance. The vessel anchored at the mouth of the Ob River, in the Kara Sea. There was no threat to human life or health. A decision has been made to move the scientific staff onto the research vessel 'Akademik Mstislav Keldysh', which was operating in the same area. There were 12 expedition members on board, mostly employees of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. A repair crew will soon be delivered to the 'Akademik Nikolai Strakhov' for its emergency transfer to the port of Murmansk.The towage was due to start on Sep 18.

The "Akademik Nickolay Strakhov" is stranded in Colombo port, Sri Lanka, since August 2013. The vessel doesn’t have electric power, all supplies ran out, 14 crew members are requiring immediate assistance, some of the crew were in need of hospitalization. The vessel had suffered a mechanical failure at the propeller shaft while conducting research in Indian ocean, she was towed to the Maldives and then to Colombo. There were 45 people on board, crew and research staff. 14 men required for vessel’s maintenance were left on board. The problem is, the owner of the vessel, The Geological Institute of Russian Academy of Science in Moscow does not have money to pay port dues debts and repairs. The Academy of Science doesn’t allocate required funds.

Research vessel Akademik Nikolay Strakhov suffered propeller shaft failure on Aug 10 or 11, 2013. Vessel is disabled, drifting in Indian ocean 80 nautical miles NW of Male, Male Island, Maldives. Towage requested. 42 persons are on board, including 13 researchers, 9 Indians.