The exotic shorthair cat named 'Sailor' has been working with Nikolay Chernyshevsky tourist boat and cruises the rivers between Moscow and St Petersburg along with his junior feline 'Boatswaia' and captain of the ship Vladimir Kotin.
The boat has a full-on crew of cats, headed up by captain Sailor who wanders the deck in his official jacket and hat, whereas Boatswain, a sweet little Scottish fold, likes lounging by the ship's wheel.
He has become not only a real crew member, keeping watch on the captain's bridge every night from midnight until 4:00 am, but is also an attraction for tourists, a Russian media report said.
It's not known how much of every 30,000 rubles (USD 450)- the average ticket price for the cruise - has been earned thanks to the attractive cat, but he definitely worked hard enough to earn himself a uniform and a subordinate, it said.