Russia: Meet the cat sailors making waves on the Moskva River

Moscow's most famous feline sailors were seen strolling about the Nikolay Chernyshevsky tourist ship on all fours, Monday. Sailor the Exotic Shorthair cat and Boatswain the Scottish Fold shot to fame after photos emerged on the internet of the pair cruising the rivers between Moscow and St. Petersburg dressed in the height of maritime fashion.
The captain of the Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Vladimir Kotin, acquired Sailor in 2008 and has been bringing him on board the ship ever since. Despite suffering from sea sickness at first, Sailor is now the confident commander of the vessel. Kotin bought Boatswain to keep Sailor company and both cats have proven to be a major hit amongst tourists on the ship.
Discussing the cats, Kotin said: "Passengers are very happy when they are shown around the ship see in captain's seat on the bridge and see a cat sitting on the consoles. They believe that the animals are toys but when Sailor begins moving, they start running around, taking pictures and they do not care about the tour or anything else anymore."