The state commission has signed the acceptance certificate for the tugboat RB -399 of project 90600 built by Pella shipyard, the shipbuilder says.
The boat is being prepared now for the voyage by inland water ways towards the port of Murmansk, the basing site.
Before the end of the year the boat will be put into operation by the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation.
Tug is designed for towing and docking operations in the harbour, at anchorage locations and coastal areas according to the navigation area R3 class. The vessel will participate in refloating of stranded ships, in fire fighting on floating and onshore facilities, participate in oil spill response, transportation of goods, and in ice breaking.
Ship’s general characteristics: length - 25.4 m, beam – 8,8 m, depth – 4,2 m, speed - 11.8 knots. RS Class - KM Arc4 R3 Aut3 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 1,000-5,000hp, pusher tugs, escort tugs, pilot boats and rescue boats for Russian and foreign customers.