Pella Shipyard finalizes sea trials of serial tug MB-92

Pella Shipyard on September 4, 2013 completed state acceptance sea trials of MB-92 tugboat (Hull No 503). The vessel is first in a series of four tugs of project PE- 65, built for Russian Navy, the shipbuilding firm said in a press release.

The state acceptance committee is inspecting the tug to prepare it for handing over to the customer.

The vessel is designed for towing ships and floating facilities at sea and in port waters, for escort at speeds of up to 10 knots, fire fighting on floating and onshore facilities, in oil spill response, search and rescue operations, clearing paths in the 0.8m-thick ice at speed up to 5 knots.

Ship’s general characteristics:
LOA - 34.4 m, extreme breadth - 12.1 m, draft - 4.4 m, speed - 13.5 knots, full displacement – 860 tonnes, RS Class - KM Arc4 R1 Aut1 FF3WS Escort Tug.
    
JSC Pella Shipyard based in Russia’s Leningrad region was founded in 1950. In 1992 Pella was privatized as Pella Holding Co. comprising the head office and several subsidiaries. The shipbuilding firm specializes in building tractor tugs with rated power of 1,000hp to 5,000hp, push boats, escort tugs, pilot boats and SAR boats for Russian customers and for export.