KAPITAN YAKOVLEV

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Sanctioned ship to be inspected

The sanctioned 'Kapitan Yakovlev' has set course for Svalbard with an ETA in Barentsburg as of Sep 11, 2025. A normal, standard inspection will probably be carried out by customs and police, when it enters the territorial waters. The ship is sanctioned by the US and Ukraine because it is said to have transported weapons for Russia. It was not known what kind of cargo is on board the 'Kapitan Yakovlev', but it was likely related to the coal mining operations of the Russian company Arktikugol. Neither the EU nor Norway has imposed sanctions on Northern Shipping Company, which owns the ship.

Sanctioned Russian ship docked in Barentsburg

The samctopmed 'Kapitan Yakovlev' docked in Barentsburg on Sep 11 at 9 a.m., The ship set off from Murmansk on Sep 8, heading for Svalbard. Governor Lars Fause said on Sep 30 that the ship would be inspected. The vessel is owned and operated by Northern Shipping Company, which has been under US and Ukrainian sanctions since May 2022. The company has transported tanks and other military equipment for the Russian armed force and has ties to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Neither the EU nor Norway has imposed sanctions on Northern Shipping Company or its vessels. The ship set sail again on Sep 12 and was headed fo Gemlik with an ETA as of Oct 20.

Grounding off Kronshtadt

The "Kapitan Yakovlev" ran aground on Kronshtadt anchorage off St. Petersburg on July 19, 2018, at 10.12 a.m. while approaching the Moby Dick Cargo Terminal in Kronshtadt, with 4.200 tons of steel on board. The ship was refloated one hour later with the assistance of the tug "Litke" and safely berthed. No damages, no leak reported.