ZNT Yard Launches Diving Support Vessel of Project A160 Vodoloaz Sazonov (Russia)

ZNT Yard yesterday, on April 24th, conducted the launching ceremony for the eighth Diving Support Vessel of Project A160 (yard No. 809) named Vodoloaz Sazonov. The project is made by ZNT-yard together with “Agat Design Bureau” Ltd.

The vessels of Project A160, funded through the federal target program “Development of Transport System of Russia (2010-2015)”, were ordered by Rosmorechflot (Federal Marine and River Transport Agency). The first seven ships of the project were delivered on time to the home ports of St. Petersburg, Murmansk, Novorossiysk and Astrakhan, Vladivostok and Korsakov.

The purpose of the vessel:

• Provision of diving works at the depth up to 60 m and sea disturbance up to 3 points.
• Participation in wrecking and ship raising operations.
• Inspection of bottom of water areas, sunk objects, underwater part of the vessels’ hulls and hydraulic facilities.

Main characteristics:

length the biggest – 27,4 m,

length (design waterline) – 26,3 m,

breadth the biggest – 5,6 m,

draft – 1,5 m,

deadweight – 9,67 tons,

travel speed – about 15 knots,

economical – 10 knots.

JSC “ZNT Yard” is situated in Bor (Nizhny Novgorod region). The yard specializes in building technical and auxiliary fleet vessels, port equipment and marine engineering equipment. The manufacturing capability of the yard provides construction of vessels up to 135 m in length and launching weight up to 1500 tons.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, April 25, 2012; Image: znt-yard