On March 19th, 2013 a new-built multipurpose salvage vessel “Spasatel Karev” (builder - Nevsky Shipyard) successfully completed necessary tests of Ice Trials Program, the shipyard says in its press release. The Trials were carried out in accordance with the program for entering the fleet of FSUE «Baltic Basin Emergency and Rescue Administration» (Baltic BASU).
The Trials were carried out in the Gulf of Finland at the air temperature -70-100 С, ice depth 35-45 cm, passing junctions of two ice fields up to 50 cm. Among the participants of the Trials were the staff of FSUE «Baltic Basin Emergency and Rescue Administration», a representative of Nevsky Shipyard, a member of the Laboratory of Icebreaking Technology and Ice Performance of Ships of JSC CNIIMF and other responsible persons. According the results of the Trials the characteristics of vessel ice performance completely correspond to RS Ice-class Arc5.
The project was developed by CJSC Marine Engineering Bureau – Design - SPb.
The Spasatel Karev (Rescuer Karev) general characteristics: length - about 73 m, beam - approximately 16.60 m, LWL draft - 4.5 m, maximum speed - 15 knots.
The MPSV07 Project SAR vessel is intended for patrol, search and rescue duty in the areas of shipping, fisheries, offshore oil and gas fields, technical support and assistance in areas dangerous for shipping and fishing, for support of transport operations at the ports.
The vessels of this class participate in salvage of stricken ships, search, rescue and evacuation to safety of crew members, refloat of stricken vessels, pumping of water from flooded compartments of such vessels and towing them to shelter. The ships are able to escort (or rescue) vessels, offshore drilling rigs / GBS both in ice and open water, to assist in extinguishing fires on offshore and onshore facilities.
Besides, such ships are also designed for diving support at depths of 60 meters, for deep-sea diving at depths of 300 meters, for oil spill response (OSR) operations, bottom inspection and cleaning; inspection of seabed and damaged facilities at depth of up to 1,000 m.
Nevsky Shipyard LLC - one of the oldest enterprises of water transport in the northwest of Russia, is situated 40 km away from Saint Petersburg, in Shliesselburg. It started shipbuilding in 1952. The Shipyard includes shipbuilding, ship repair and maintenance works. The Shipyard’s slipway allows to lift on a shore and to lower vessels up to 140 meters long and dock weight of about 3,000 tons.
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