Marine Vessels

The 15 MW multi-purpose tug is the most powerful vessel in the russian Maritime Rescue Service fleet and will be used, among other things, in the Arctic waters for emergency rescue duty, towing emergency vessels, responding to emergency oil and oil product spills, and can also act as an anchor handler. Gazprombank Leasing financed the delivery of the Finval vessel worth $6.75 million to the russian Maritime Rescue Service in August 2020.
It was used in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 export gas pipeline.
In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with its assistance in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

The vessel was involved in Gazprom's project to build the Nord Stream 2 export gas pipeline.
The vessel belonged to Gazprom Fleet LLC. Since mid-2020, Gazprom has been changing the owners of the vessels involved in the construction of Nord Stream 2. Thus, since August 2020, the Ivan Sidorenko vessel has been re-registered to the sanctioned russian company JSC Nobility, established in April 2020.
In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the Ivan Sidorenko vessel for assisting in the construction of Nord Stream 2.

The vessel was involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 export gas pipeline, providing monitoring of the security zone around the pipe-laying vessel Fortuna. During the final stage of the pipeline’s completion (10 April– 30 August 2021), personnel from specific special units of the russian Navy (Военно-морской флот российской федерации) were observed in the area. A combined special-purpose detachment of 18 servicemen alternated aboard civilian vessels of the Maritime Rescue Service – the tug Kapitan Beklemishev and the multifunctional rescue vessels Spasatel Karev and Bakhtemir.
The members of the combined detachment were identified as belonging to certain specialised units of the russian Navy:
– a four-person group from the Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research of the russian ministry of defense (Главное управление глубоководных исследований Министерства обороны российской федерации), also known as Military Unit No. 45707 – one of russia’s most classified military units, which plans and conducts special underwater operations, engages in reconnaissance on the seabed, installs various equipment, and collects wreckage of vessels, aircraft, and satellites to assess the technological level of potential adversaries; this unit is also involved in the planning and pre-deployment for large-scale sabotage operations against transatlantic fiber-optic communication lines between Europe and North America;
– a seven-person group from the 313th Separate Special-Purpose Detachment for Combating Underwater Sabotage Forces of the Baltic Fleet;
– a seven-person group from the 342nd Emergency and Rescue Detachment of the Baltic Fleet.
The heightened activity of the combined detachment was recorded within the exclusive economic zones of Denmark and Germany, in proximity to the underwater fiber-optic cables "Baltica" (linking Poland, Sweden, and Denmark) and "Denmark– Poland-2" (linking Poland with the island of Bornholm), at a distance of 2– 3 nautical miles from the pipeline route.
In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel for its role in facilitating the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

The multifunctional deepwater vessel was involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 export gas pipeline. The vessel has an extensive arsenal of installation and survey equipment and has been involved in complex offshore projects, designed to install subsea equipment, inspection, maintenance, and repair work in deepwater wells, including in Arctic waters.
In November 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the Marlin (current name: Lamantin) in connection with its assistance in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

The multifunctional rescue vessel was involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 export gas pipeline.
In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with its assistance in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

The support vessel is one of several vessels in the russian Maritime Rescue Service fleet equipped with a Dynpos-2 class dynamic positioning system.
In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with its assistance in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.
The vessel’s direct involvement in the Nord Stream 2 project has not been documented. However, at the end of March 2021, it was in the Baltic Sea with its Automatic Identification System (AIS) switched off and could have been the vessel that Murman, which was involved in the construction of Nord Stream 2, met while making unexplained manoeuvres.

The vessel is involved in Gazprom's project to build the Nord Stream 2 export gas pipeline.
The vessel belonged to Gazprom Fleet LLC. Since mid-2020, Gazprom has been changing the owners of the vessels involved in the construction of Nord Stream 2. Thus, since January 2021, the Ostap Sheremeta vessel has been re-registered to the sanctioned russian company JSC Nobility, established in April 2020.
In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the Ostap Sheremeta for assisting in the construction of Nord Stream 2.

The support vessel is one of several vessels in the fleet of the russian Maritime Rescue Service equipped with a Dynpos-2 class dynamic positioning system. It was involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 export gas pipeline, serving as an anchor handling vessel for the Fortuna pipelayer during the surface lay stage.
In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel for its role in assisting the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

The vessel is involved in the construction of the export main gas pipeline "North Stream-2". During the final stage of works on the completion of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline (from April 10 to August 30, 2021), servicemen of some special units of the russian Navy were seen in the area of ​​their implementation. A combined special purpose group of 18 people was on board civilian vessels of the Maritime Rescue Service - the tug "Kapitan Beklemishev" and multi-functional emergency rescue vessels "Spasatel Karev" and "Bakhtemir".
The members of the joint group were identified as belonging to some special units of the russian Navy: a group of four of the Main Directorate of Deep Sea Research of the ministry of defense of the russian federation, or military unit No. 45707 (one of the most classified military units of the russian federation, which plans and carries out special underwater operations, the hydronauts of the unit are engaged in reconnaissance activities, install various equipment on the seabed, and also collect wreckage of vessels, planes and satellites to obtain information about the level of technological developments of possible adversaries, are engaged in planning and preliminary preparation of large-scale sabotage on transatlantic fiber-optic communication lines between Europe and North America); a group of seven people of the 313th Separate Special Forces Combating Submarine Subversive Forces of the Baltic Fleet of the russian Navy; a group of seven people of the 342nd Emergency and Rescue Squad of the Baltic Fleet of the russian Navy.
The increased activity of the combined group was observed in the exclusive maritime economic zones of Denmark and Germany in the area of ​​passage of the Baltica (connecting Poland, Sweden, Denmark) and "Denmark — Poland-2" (connecting Poland with the island of Bornholm) underwater OCs, in corridor 2-3 miles from the pipeline.
In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with its assistance in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

The vessel was engaged for four months in work on the construction of the Nord Stream 2 export gas pipeline, conducted emergency and rescue operations in the Baltic and Barents Seas, and took part in towing the floating power unit Akademik Lomonosov (Project 20870) from St. Petersburg to Murmansk.
In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with its assistance in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

The MOSS 828 type multi-purpose icebreaker transport vessel, designed to ensure year-round operation of the Pryrazlomna marine ice-resistant stationary platform under conditions of increased ice loads, has Icebreaker6 ice class, equipped with a dynamic positioning system.It was involved in the completion of the russian export main gas pipeline "North Stream-2".
Тhe vessel has been under the operational management of LLC "Gazprom Flot" since 2006. Since mid-2020, Gazprom has been changing the owners of vessels that participated in the construction of "Nord Stream-2", including "Vladislav Strizhov" (current name - "Antey") . Since September 2020, the owner of the vessel has been the sanctioned russian transport and forwarding company Koksokhimtrans LLC, which operates vessels that served as ferry crossings between the temporarily occupied Crimea and the territory of the russian federation, specializes in the organization of regular transportation of goods and passengers, affiliated with the sanctioned GC " Sovfracht-Sovmortrans".
In May 2021, the United States applied sanctions to the vessel. On 24.11.2022, the new owner of the vessel is the russian company JSC "Ardal" (TIN 7841098452), which plans to conduct economic activities along the route: Port of Murmansk - Barents Sea - Strait of Kara Gate - Kara Sea - Gulf of Ob - Section No. 3 of Sabetta Port (Cape area Kamiany), also in the port of Murmansk and Sabetta for loading and unloading activities in sea ports, including in relation to dangerous goods, delivery of goods and personnel, management of the ice situation, preparation of the ice channel, maintenance of drilling platforms in the framework of the development of an oil and gas field, ice wiring between ports in part of the Northern Sea Route, ensuring technological and environmental safety of works during the vesselment of oil and carrying out emergency and rescue duty, bunkering with petroleum products, etc.

A multifunctional icebreaker designed to ensure year-round operation of the sea ice-resistant stationary platform "Pryrazlomna", affiliated with the Arctic fleet of "Gazprom Neft".
The vessel has been under the operational management of LLC "Gazprom Flot" since 2006. Since mid-2020, Gazprom has been changing the owners of vessels that participated in the construction of "Nord Stream-2", including "Yury Topchev" (current name - "Hermes") . Since August 2020, the owner of "Yury Topchev" has been the sanctioned russian transport and forwarding company Koksokhimtrans LLC, which operates vessels that served as ferry crossings between the temporarily occupied Crimea and the territory of the russian federation, specializes in the organization of regular transportation of goods and passengers, affiliated with the sanctioned GC " Sovfracht-Sovmortrans".
In May 2021, the United States applied sanctions to the vessel.
Since 31.10.2022, the new owner of the vessel is the russian company JSC "Ardal" (TIN 7841098452), which plans to conduct economic activities along the route: Port of Murmansk - Barents Sea - Strait of Kara Gate - Kara Sea - Gulf of Ob - Section No. 3 of Sabetta Port (Cape area Kamiany), also in the port of Murmansk and Sabetta for loading and unloading activities in sea ports, including in relation to dangerous goods, delivery of goods and personnel, management of ice conditions, preparation of an ice channel, maintenance of drilling platforms within the framework of development of an oil and gas field, ice wiring between ports in part of the Northern Sea Route, ensuring technological and environmental safety of works during the vesselment of oil and carrying out emergency and rescue duty, bunkering with petroleum products, etc.