Where is Akademik Cherskiy now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Akademik Cherskiy in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Akademik Cherskiy?

Akademik Cherskiy is a cable and pipe layer sailing under the flag of Russia, built in 2015 by Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.. The vessel is 150 m long with a beam of 38.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 29,513.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Akademik Cherskiy?

Akademik Cherskiy appears on the OFAC SDN list under RUSSIA-EO14024] [PEESA-EO14039. No matched inspection records are displayed for Akademik Cherskiy. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Sanctioned vessel

Akademik Cherskiy appears on the OFAC SDN list under RUSSIA-EO14024] [PEESA-EO14039. Verify at OFAC.

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Akademik Cherskiy

Cable and pipe layer · Russia · built 2015

IMO8770261No AIS position on record

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In short

Akademik Cherskiy (Cable and pipe layer, Russia flag) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It appears on a sanctions list (details below).

Vessel type: Cable and pipe layer
Flag: Russia
Year built: 2015
Gross tonnage: 29,513
Size (length × beam): 150 m × 39 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Akademik Cherskiy
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8770261
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: Source: Wikidata, record Q85317623$ba67f100-4a2b-7ec6-8482-eaba3a984188 P8047. Added to Voydar on September 29, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.Russia
Vessel type: Cable and pipe layer
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 29,513
Length overall: 150 m
Beam: 38.5 m
Year built: 2015

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Ownership & management

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Builder: Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Former and other names

Names attested for this ship other than its current name.

Name	Evidence	Date	Source
AKADEMIK CHERSKY	Name on a sanctions list	—	OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list
AKADEMIK CZERSKY	Name on a sanctions list	—	OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list

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Source: OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list. Licence: US Government public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

Sanctions listings

Every listing of this ship on the sanctions lists Voydar tracks, current and past.

List	Programme	Listed as	Listed	Status
OFAC SDN list (US)	RUSSIA-EO14024] [PEESA-EO14039	AKADEMIK CHERSKIY	not published by the list	In force

Source: OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list. Licence: US Government public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

About Akademik Cherskiy

Akademik Cherskiy (Russian: Академик Черский) is a pipe-layer vessel formerly involved in the construction of the Nord Stream II pipeline in the Baltic Sea.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Akademik Cherskiy now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Akademik Cherskiy in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Akademik Cherskiy?: Akademik Cherskiy is a cable and pipe layer sailing under the flag of Russia, built in 2015 by Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.. The vessel is 150 m long with a beam of 38.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 29,513.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Akademik Cherskiy?: Akademik Cherskiy appears on the OFAC SDN list under RUSSIA-EO14024] [PEESA-EO14039. No matched inspection records are displayed for Akademik Cherskiy. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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