''Vasiliy Golovnin'' (;
IMO 8723426) is a Russian Project 10620
icebreaking
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cargo ship
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built in 1988 in the
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
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,
[ and named after the Russian navigator, ]vice admiral
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Australia
In the Royal Australian Navy, the rank of Vice ...
Vasily Golovnin
Vasily Mikhailovich Golovnin (Russian: Василий Михайлович Головнин; , Gulyniki, Ryazan Oblast – , Saint Petersburg) was a Russian navigator, Vice Admiral, and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences ( ...
(1776—1831). The vessel is operated by Russia's Far East Shipping Company
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(FESCO).[
The ''Vasiliy Golovnin'' has regularly been chartered for entire seasons, including by ]Australia
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, New Zealand
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, and Argentina
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On April 29, 2019, ]TASS
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TASS is registered as a Federal State Unitary Enterpri ...
reported that 2 crew members died from methanol poisoning.[
]
References
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{{cite news
, url = https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/04/30/antarctic-supply-ship-reported-two-dead-crew/
, title = Antarctic supply ship reported two dead crew
, work = Maritime Bulletin
, author = Erofey Schkvarkin
, date = 2019-04-30
, archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190504110232/https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/04/30/antarctic-supply-ship-reported-two-dead-crew/
, archivedate = 2019-05-04
, accessdate = 2019-06-04
, url-status = live
, quote = Antarctic supply ship VASILIY GOLOVNIN reported on Apr 29 or earlier, that two crew on board died of poisoning, assumedly by methanol alcohol.
]
[
{{cite news
, url = https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/el-abrazo-del-irizar-al-ara-san-juan-nid2104909
, title = El abrazo del Irízar al ARA San Juan
, work = ]La Nación
''La Nación'' () is an Argentine daily newspaper. As the country's leading conservative newspaper, ''La Nación''s main competitor is the more liberal ''Clarín (Argentine newspaper), Clarín''. It is regarded as a newspaper of record for Argen ...
, author = Mariano De Vedia
, date = 2018-01-30
, language = Spanish
, trans-title = The embrace of Irizar to ARA San Juan
, archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190604224547/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/el-abrazo-del-irizar-al-ara-san-juan-nid2104909
, archivedate = 2019-06-04
, url-status = live
, quote = Ante la imposibilidad de contar con el Irízar, en los últimos diez años el gobierno argentino alquiló para las campañas antárticas de verano buques polares extranjeros, como la embarcación rusa Vasiliy Golovnin, que no tenían la capacidad de un rompehielos y estaban impedidos de llegar a la base más austral.
[
{{cite news
, url = http://www.nuestromar.org/noticias/antartida10185_082007_galeria_de_imagenes_del_rompehielos_m_v_vasiliy_golovnin
, title = Galería de imágenes del rompehielos M V Vasiliy Golovnin
, work = Fundacion Neusta Mar
, date = 2008-08-22
, language = Spanish
, trans-title = Image gallery of the icebreaker MV Vasiliy Golovnin
, archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170204191847/http://www.nuestromar.org/noticias/antartida10185_082007_galeria_de_imagenes_del_rompehielos_m_v_vasiliy_golovnin
, archivedate = 2017-02-04
, accessdate = 2019-06-04
, url-status = live
]
[
{{cite news
, url = http://www.whoi.edu/cms/files/Antarctic_Research_&_Support_Vessels_25883.doc
, title = Antarctic support and research vessels
, date = 2006-03-10
, accessdate = 2008-01-26
, archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110609021402/http://www.whoi.edu/cms/files/Antarctic_Research_%26_Support_Vessels_25883.doc
, archive-date= 2011-06-09
, url-status = live
]
[
{{cite news
, url = http://www.aad.gov.au/MediaLibrary/asset/MediaItems/ml_388054311458333_52456%20-%20Davis%20February.pdf
, title = Davis Station News
, pages = 4
, publisher = ]Australian Government
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or simply as the federal government, is the national executive government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The executive consists of the pr ...
, accessdate = 2008-01-26
, quote = Later the same day the Xue Long anchored off Davis and the next afternoon we had 80 Chinese visitors ashore. Many made a beeline for the post office where Post Mistress Camilla “stamped until I dropped”. About 20 Davis folks also got a trip out to the Xue Long and a tour and meal (the ship is a younger sister ship to the Vasiliy Golovnin).
, archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070902123916/http://www.aad.gov.au/MediaLibrary/asset/MediaItems/ml_388054311458333_52456%20-%20Davis%20February.pdf
, archive-date= 2007-09-02
, url-status = live
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{{cite news
, url = https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/two-crewmembers-of-russian-icebreaker-die-on-antarctic-voyage
, title = Two Crewmembers of Russian Icebreaker Die on Antarctic Voyage
, work = Maritime Executive
, date = 2019-04-30
, archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190604224402/https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/two-crewmembers-of-russian-icebreaker-die-on-antarctic-voyage
, archivedate = 2019-06-04
, url-status = live
, quote = At the time of the incident, the Golovnin was under way back to South Africa after a three-month charter to deliver cargo and fuel to the Indian Antarctic research stations Bharati and Maitri. She departed Cape Town with 1,000 tons of cargo and a new delegation of Indian scientists on January 26; TASS reported that the resupply mission was challenging, with poor weather and ice conditions, and Golovnin had difficulty getting free of the ice pack on her return voyage.
]
Ships of Russia