Sakhalin Shipping Company (SASCO) (russian: Сахалинское морское пароходство) is a Russian shipping company. Headquartered in
Kholmsk, on
Sakhalin Island's west coast, the company was created in 1945, and privatized in 1992.
History
On 16 October 2014, the SASCO-owned MV ''Simushir'' lost power off Haida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, along British Columbia's coast as it made its way from Everett, Washington, US, to Russia. The Canadian Forces' Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre said the large oceangoing tugboat ''Barbara Foss'' arrived on 18 October to the tow of the ''Simushir''. The Canadian Coast Guard Cutter ''Gordon Reid'' was assisting, and the US Coast Guard kept a rescue helicopter on stand-by if the crew needed to be evacuated. There were 10 crew members aboard the ''Simushir''. The USCG had already evacuated the ship's captain because of an injury he suffered.
Services
As of the fall of 2009, the company operates regular cargo boat service on the following lines:
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Vladivostok -
Korsakov
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Vladivostok -
Magadan
Magadan ( rus, Магадан, p=məɡɐˈdan) is a port town and the administrative center of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located on the Sea of Okhotsk in Nagayev Bay (within Taui Bay) and serving as a gateway to the Kolyma region.
History
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Vladivostok -
Shanghai
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Vanino - Kholmsk
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Vanino Vanino (russian: Ванино) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Urban localities
* Vanino, Khabarovsk Krai, a work settlement in Vaninsky District of Khabarovsk Krai
Rural localities
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Magadan
Magadan ( rus, Магадан, p=məɡɐˈdan) is a port town and the administrative center of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located on the Sea of Okhotsk in Nagayev Bay (within Taui Bay) and serving as a gateway to the Kolyma region.
History
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Vanino Vanino (russian: Ванино) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Urban localities
* Vanino, Khabarovsk Krai, a work settlement in Vaninsky District of Khabarovsk Krai
Rural localities
* Vanino, Kirov Oblast, a village in ...
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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
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Korsakov -
Busan
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Korsakov -
Wakkanai
It also allows customers to charter vessels for
tramp trade, mainly between the ports of the northwestern Pacific.
On the
Vanino Vanino (russian: Ванино) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Urban localities
* Vanino, Khabarovsk Krai, a work settlement in Vaninsky District of Khabarovsk Krai
Rural localities
* Vanino, Kirov Oblast, a village in ...
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Kholmsk line, the company operates four combined
rail and vehicular ferries; a sailing takes no more than 18 hrs. The boats also take passengers, carrying about 60,000 a year between Sakhalin and the mainland.
Ferry fleet
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On other lines, regular container cargo boats are mostly used.
References
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External links
Official site
Companies based in Sakhalin Oblast
Shipping companies of Russia
Shipping companies of the Soviet Union
Transport in the Russian Far East
Russian brands