Russia: Yantar Shipyard Lays Keel for Р-70202 Multi-Purpose Vessel

On July 5 and 6, 2012 the FSUE “Rosmorport” General Director A.V. Lavrishchev and First Deputy Director of Federal Marine and River Fleet Agency S.P. Gorelik made a working visit to the seaport of Kaliningrad and “Yantar” shipbuilding plant.

The General Director’s visit included participation in the laying ceremony of an innovative multi-purpose boat Р-70202 on the “Yantar” shipbuilding plant, the Federal Marine and River Fleet Agency being the state customer. The carcass of the boat is to be formed and partly equipped at the “Yantar” shipbuilding plant, and in March 2013 the boat is to be towed to Helsinki to the «Arctech Helsinky Shipyard Oy» shipbuilding enterprise for complete construction.

The Р-70202 boat is being constructed for fighting emergency oil leaks, conducting rescue operations and rendering assistance to vessels in distress. Its peculiarities include “oblique” design with an asymmetric carcass and three steerable propellers, which enable the boat to run not only ahead and astern, but also sideways. The boat will be able to move in plain ice of 1-metre thickness and lay a 50-metre wide canal in “oblique” regime, which is two times wider than the boat itself. The total power of the boat will be 7,5 MW, and the endurance will be about 4500 sea miles.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, July 11, 2012; Image: duma