The unique loading operation of six tugboats on board the vessel HHL Lagos of specialized company Hansa Heavy Lift (Germany) has successfully completed. The tugboats will be transferred to Vladivostok through the Northern Sea Route. The loading lasted for more than a week. The ferry trip to deliver tugs will take approximately 30 days.
Six tugboats as follows two marine tugboats of project PE-65 “MB-92” and “MB-93” (building NoNo 503 and 504) and four tugboats of projects 16609 “RB-402”, “RB-403”, “RB-404”, “RB-405” (building No 621, 622, 623, 624) were built at Russian shipyard “Pella” in 2013. Before the end of the year the vessels will be put into operation within Russian Navy Pacific Fleet.
The total weight of the six tugboats reached 3,000 tons. To enable the loading of the tugboats from the water, the shipyard “Pella” has manufactured special lifting devices that were fastened under water by divers, and the tugboats were secured on the deck of the vessel with the help of special metal structures (keel blocks). Some 200 tons of metal were needed to produce the keel blocks.
The tugboats are intended for towing and berthing operations in harbor and coastal areas which comply with R2 navigation area (not more than 100 miles from place of shelter), performing of escort operations at the speed of 10 knots, refloating of ships and vessels, fire fighting operations at floating and shore objects, oil and petroleum content products, cargo transportation, ice breaking and rescue and special purpose operations as well.
Technical data of project PE-65
Deck equipment:
In order to fulfill fire-fighting operations the tugboat is equipped with external fire fighting system made by FFS (capacity is 1500 m3/h, 2 water monitors, water curtains system).
Technical data of the project 16609
Deck equipment:
The tugboat is also equipped with crane-manipulator HM 6/3 S, Fluidmecanica, with the capacity of 910 kg at the boom of 6 m.
In order to fulfill fire-fighting operations the tugboat is equipped with external fire fighting system made by FFS (capacity is 800 m3/h, 2 water monitors, water curtains system).
[mappress] Press Release, November 1, 2013