MRV14 project workboat Marlin sails to Tuapse port
The lead vessel of a series of multipurpose workboats of Project MRV14 Marlin (Serial No 403) on September 6, 2012 left Moscow Shipyard (MSSZ) to be delivered to her home port of Tuapse, the shipyard press service said.
The boat will be delivered by a major carrier Volga-Baltic Logistic Ltd.
The multipurpose workboat MRV14 Marlin will expand a fleet of Tuapse branch of Rosmorport and will be utilized for delivery of pilots, crewmembers, and inspectors to the ships, survey of navigable waterways, participation in rescue operations and for other tasks.
The vessel of Project MRV14 is a modern, powerful, economical, fast and highly maneuverable boat, which is a combination of modern design solutions and innovative shipbuilding technologies. The workboat is equipped with advanced Volvo Penta IPS 450 propulsion system.
JSC Moscow Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Yard (Moscow Shipyard, part of United Shipbuilding Corp.) is one of Russia's oldest shipyards founded in 1936. Throughout the years the shipyard has built more than 1,800 vessels with a total overall length of more than 52,000 meters. The firm specializes in building of river passenger vessels, fishing boats and 25-m / 50-m-long luxury yachts.
In 2002, the shipbuilding company successfully passed the certification of quality management system according to ISO 9001. In September 2011, the shipyard commenced the construction of high-speed multi-purpose boats MRV14 for Russian ports. Since 2011 the company has been building a package of 27 buoy tenders of Project 3050 and 12 tenders of Project 3050.1 for maintenance of navigational aid on Russian inland waterways. Since mid-2012, Moscow Shipyard has been engaged in the construction of boats for the Russian Navy.