What kind of ship is AKADEMIK FEDEROV?

AKADEMIK FEDEROV is a research vessel sailing under the flag of Russia, built in 1987 by Rauma-Repola. The vessel is 142 m long and has a gross tonnage of 12,660.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for AKADEMIK FEDEROV?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for AKADEMIK FEDEROV from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for AKADEMIK FEDEROV. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

AKADEMIK FEDEROV

Research vessel · Russia · built 1987 · AIS Class A

IMO8519837MMSI273412710Call signUCKZLast AIS position Oct 3, 2026, 13:05 UTC

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In short

AKADEMIK FEDEROV (Research vessel, Russia flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 13:05 UTC, moored, near Saint Petersburg (ex Leningrad) (Baltic Sea). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. Its crew-entered AIS destination is RULED (Saint Petersburg (ex Leningrad)); its reported draught is 7.6 m (voyage report via Digitraffic marine AIS, received Oct 2, 2026, 12:35 UTC).

Vessel type: Research vessel
Flag: Russia
Year built: 1987
Gross tonnage: 12,660
Size (length × beam): 142 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

received Oct 3, 2026, 13:05 UTC

Position: 60.075° N, 29.9955° E
Area: Baltic Sea
StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?: Moored
Speed: 53.4 kn
Course: 79°
Heading: —

60.075° N, 29.9955° E

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Identity & particulars

Name: AKADEMIK FEDEROV
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8519837
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: 273412710
Call signWhat is a call sign?: UCKZ
Flag: Russia
Vessel type: Research vessel
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 12,660
Length overall: 142 m
Beam: —
Year built: 1987

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Builder: Rauma-Repola
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About AKADEMIK FEDEROV

RV Akademik Fedorov (Russian: Академик Фёдоров) is a Russian scientific diesel-electric research vessel, the flagship of the Russian polar research fleet. It was built in Rauma, Finland for the Soviet Union and completed on 8 September 1987. It started operations on 24 October 1987, in the USSR. The ship was named after a Soviet polar explorer, academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences Evgeny Fyodorov, who worked on the first Soviet crewed drifting ice station North Pole-1. Research vessel Akademik Fedorov participated in MOSAiC Expedition in 2019-2020 supporting and resupplying the main research icebreaker Polarstern, and also held a six-week course for 20 students for MOSAiC School 2019.

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Where is AKADEMIK FEDEROV now?: AKADEMIK FEDEROV (Research vessel, Russia flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 13:05 UTC, moored, near Saint Petersburg (ex Leningrad) (Baltic Sea). Voydar has no more recent AIS position for this ship. Its current location cannot be established from this report. The crew-entered destination was RULED (voyage report via Digitraffic marine AIS, received Oct 2, 2026, 12:35 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
What kind of ship is AKADEMIK FEDEROV?: AKADEMIK FEDEROV is a research vessel sailing under the flag of Russia, built in 1987 by Rauma-Repola. The vessel is 142 m long and has a gross tonnage of 12,660.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for AKADEMIK FEDEROV?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for AKADEMIK FEDEROV from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for AKADEMIK FEDEROV. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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