Safety
Hovercraft crews take 128 passengers off Moskovsky-11 after a Lena grounding
The Yakutia Rescue Service said on 21 October 2026 that all 128 passengers aboard Moskovsky-11, including 40 children, were taken off by hovercraft in 13 trips after the vessel ran aground on the Lena. The ship then came free and moored at the shore of Yakutsk's 203rd microdistrict. The regional emergencies ministry said the grounding was reported at 17:00 Yakutsk time on the Yakutsk–Nizhny Bestyakh route.
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The Yakutia Rescue Service said on 21 October 2026 that rescue work involving Moskovsky-11, which had run aground, was complete. The vessel had come free and moored at the shore of Yakutsk's 203rd microdistrict. All 128 passengers, including 40 children, were taken off by hovercraft in 13 trips. One craft came from the State Inspectorate for Small Vessels and three from private owners.
The emergencies ministry for the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) said the grounding was reported at 17:00 Yakutsk time the same day on the Lena. The vessel, on the Yakutsk–Nizhny Bestyakh route, was 500 metres from the left bank between the islands of Maly and Bolshoy Khatystyr. The ministry said about 100 passengers, including 40 children, and 3 crew were aboard, and that 28 people and 6 units of equipment were sent. There was no precipitation and the air temperature was -3°C.