[4][5] After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, she was sold or handed over to Aleyska Shipping Corporation, reflagged to Latvia and renamed Aleiska.

[1] In February 2005, a 5,782 GT general cargo ship Passat send out a distress call after the vessel became trapped among ice floes 32 nautical miles (59 km; 37 mi) from the southern tip of Sakhalin Island.

In January 2012, a Jones Act waiver was arranged with the support of Alaska's congressional delegation so that Renda could load fuel at Dutch Harbor and transport it to Nome, a task normally reserved for US-flagged vessels.

The task of escorting Renda safely to the icebound city was given to USCGC Healy, the only American icebreaker in service at the time.

[11][12] While welcomed by the residents, the fuel supply mission raised questions about the capability of the Coast Guard icebreaker fleet.

[2][15] Renda was powered by a single 6-cylinder BMZ 6DKRN45/120-7 low-speed two-stroke diesel engine, manufactured under licence from Burmeister & Wain in the Soviet Union.