Russia: Nobel Shipyard Launches Rescue Boat Valery Barsky

October 11, 2011

Recently Shipyard of Brothers Nobel launched the sixth in a series of rescue boats for booms installation Project A-402B. At the moment the enterprise starts builder’s running and acceptance tests of the vessel, “Valery Barsky”, built at the shipyard for the agency ROSMORRECHFLOT.

The vessel is intended for operation in the coastal infrastructure of maritime and river ports, and serves to ensure safety of navigation and environmental protection. The rescue boat for booms installation is a vessel functioning within the coastal infrastructure of sea and river ports which is to provide safe shipping and to protect the environment at oil spills. It is intended for:

– transportation and installation of floating slick-bars, delivery of emergency and nature-conservative equipment to the places of oil spills;

– localization of the spread of spilled mineral oil into rigid floating tanks of not less than 2 m3, and its subsequent towing to the receiving point of the shore or floating stations;

– construction of oil collecting orders.

It is can also be used as pilot boat, hydrograph and diving vessel. These types of vessels are necessary not only for port communities, but also for commercial companies dealing with exploration, production and transportation of sea hydrocarbon resources, including oil terminals.

Main dimensions:

Length overall, m 19.90

Length on CWL, m 18.8

Breadth overall, m 4.70

Free board, m 1.174

Draught max, m 1.33

Displacement full, t 45.6

Speed (not less), knots 20.0

Economical speed (not less), knots 12.0

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Source: nobel-shipyard, October 11, 2011