VYACHESLAV TIKHONOV

The ICE-1A ice-class vessel is russia's first 3D seismic survey vessel designed for three-dimensional survey of the earth's crust and research on the continental shelf of the Arctic seas, and is adapted to work in low temperatures. In 2011-2012, the vessel carried out offshore seismic surveys in the Tuapse Trough area on behalf of Rosneft and Exxon Mobil.
The vessel is owned and operated by the shipping companies of the sanctioned russian state-owned company Sovcomflot. PJSC Sovcomflot is the largest state-owned shipping company in russia that services and supports offshore hydrocarbon production and the transportation of russian crude oil, oil products, and liquefied gas. The main charterers of PJSC Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. PJSC Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Novy Port, Yamal LNG and others.
On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as property in which the sanctioned russian PJSC Sovcomflot has an interest.