Murmansk, Russia; June 4, 2015
described as "one of Murmansk's urban icons";
built in Kraljevica, Yugoslavia
call sign: UCKE; 4,329 gt.

used for transportation of passengers, food and other supplies on 14-hour voyage between
Murmansk and the isolated settlement of Ostrovnoy (pop. 2,000);
The Northern Fleet's Ostrovnoy military navy base is restricted to tourists and non-residents of Ostrovnoy;
As vessel carried only 12,000 passengers annually, vessel may have been
laid up since 2014 due to cost efficiency concerns

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