Icebreaker Vladimir Ignatyuk (formerly Arctic Kalvik) was built in 1982 at the Victoria Yard of the Burrard Yarrows Corporation

Burrard Dry Dock

Burrard Dry Dock Ltd. was a Canadian shipbuilding company headquartered in North Vancouver, British Columbia . Together with the neighboring North Van Ship Repair yard and the Yarrows Ltd...

 located in Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

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 for Beaudril (Gulf Canada) for use in Anchor Handling and Icebreaking in the Beaufort Sea .

The Kalvik (Class 4 Icebreaker) is the sister ship

Sister ship

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 to the built by Burrard Yarrows Corporation of Vancouver, BC.
In 2003, the "Kalvik" was sold to Murmansk

Murmansk

Murmansk is a city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It serves as a seaport and is located in the extreme northwest part of Russia, on the Kola Bay, from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia's borders with Norway and Finland...

Shipping Co. and was renamed the Vladimir Ignatyuk. Two other Class 4 icebreakers were also built for Beaudril , Ikaluk - Japan and the Miscaroo - Vancouver Shipyard plus the conical drill platform - Kulluk - Japan .

External links

• P. Sinke c/o Tugspotters Photo Arctic Kalvik
• Murmansk Shipping Co. The "Vladimir Ignatjuk" diesel icebreaker
• Vlierodam Wire Ropes Ltd. Daily Shipping Newsletter 2003-105.