The crane ship was designed for receiving, storing, transportation and loading to ships carrying dangerous cargoes. Ship’s specs: length - 61.5 m, breadth - 16 m depth - 5,6 m, draft loaded - about 3,6 m, lifting capacity - 20 tons with a maximum boom length - 31 m.
Oka Shipyard, founded in 1907, is located on the south-west of Nizhny Novgorod, in the city of Navashino, on the river of Oka. The shipyard is a major manufacturer and supplier of sea and river vessels of various types and purposes. Production facilities and equipment allow the shipyard to build ships, which meet all international requirements.
Nizhny Novgorod Design Bureau "Vympel" was founded in 1927 on the basis of the Leningrad branch of the Central Bureau of Maritime shipbuilding. To date, Vympel (part of CNRG group) is a universal design organization, one of the leading Russian firms focused on the design of multipurpose civil vessels and auxiliary ships for the Navy.