The vessel is built by order of the Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transport of Russia in accordance with the Federal Program "Development of the transport system of the Russian Federation for 2010-2015".
The newbuilds include two more vessels of the project, the Spasatel Kavdeykin and the Spasatel Zaborschikov.
Nevsky Shipyard LLC, a subsidiary of JSC North-Western Shipping Company (part of UCL Holding), is located 40 km from Saint-Petersburg in Schlusselburg on the left bank of the Neva River. Nevsky Shipyard is one of the oldest enterprises of water transport of Russia’s the North-West. The company has been engaged in shipbuilding since 1952. NS builds sea-going and river vessels of various types and purposes and provides all kinds of ship repair. Nevsky Shipyard’s slipway allows launching and lifting for repair 140-m-long vessels with dock weight up to 2500 tons.
Marine Engineering Bureau is a private design and engineering firm recognized by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping Russian River Register and Ukraine’s Register of Shipping.