Vyborg Shipyard JSC signed an agreement with JSC “DB “Vympel” for the supply of technical design, working design documentation and engineering support for the construction of icebreakers project 21900М.
The agreement was concluded within the framework of the contract signed between Vyborg Shipyard and United Shipbuilding Corporation in February 2012 on the construction of two diesel-powered sea-going icebreakers rated power about 16 MW.
Icebreaker project 21900M is a two-decker designed for unrestricted area of operation with two azimuth thrusters and one bow thruster, equipped with helideck, displacement about 10 000 t, length 116 m, width 26.5 m. Icebreaker is capable of operation in ice thickness up to 1.5 m.
Purpose of the vessel: independent ice escorting of heavy-tonnage vessels, towage, fire fighting on floaters and other facilities, salvage and assistance to distressed vessels, transportation of cargoes.
Delivery time – May and October 2015.
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Source: vyborgshipyard, April 26, 2012