MPSV07 salvage vessel "Spasatel Zaborschikov" successfully passes acceptance trials (photo release)
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The M/V "Spasatel Zaborschikov”, built at Nevsky Shipyard, has successfully completed acceptance testing on December 17, 2013, the shipbuilding company said Tuesday in a media release.
The M/V Spasatel Zaborschikov (Rescuer Zaborschikov) is third in a series of multipurpose 4MW salvage vessels of project MPSV07, under construction at the Nevsky dock. The series design was developed by Marine Engineering Bureau-Design-St. Petersburg.
General characteristics:
LOA - about 73 m,
DWL breadth - 15.5 m,
Max. draft - 5.1 m,
Max. draft DWT - about 1171 tonnes,
Speed - 15 knots.
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping Class - KM Arc 5 1 AUT1-ICS OMBO FF3WS DYNPOS-2 EPP Salvage ship.
The series ships are intended for patrol and rescue duty in the areas of shipping, fishing, offshore oil and gas fields; technical support and assistance in areas dangerous for shipping and production of seafood, for port services.
The MPSV07 series vessels are designed for search and salvage of stricken ships, to conduct rescue and evacuation of people; refloating of stranded ships, pumping of water from flooded compartments, for towing of stricken vessels to shelter, for sea towing of vessels and floating facilities and structures in ice and open water, assistance to vessels and rescue operations in ice conditions and open water. The salvage ships features firefighting capabilities to extinguish fires on floating and onshore facilities, accessible from the sea.
The MPSV07 ships can operate as a Diving Support Vessel to assist underwater diving works at depths 60 meters, as well as for deep diving operations at depths up to 300 m; to respond to emergency oil spills and fire; inspection and cleaning of underwater hulls of ships, floating and shore facilities; for survey of seabed and sunken vessels at depths of 1,000 m.
The lead salvage vessel of MPSV07 series, Spasatel Karev was delivered in October 2012, the second, Spasatel Kavdeykin - in July 2013. The fourth serial ship (Spasatel Demidov) was laid down in April 2013.
Schlusselburg, St. Petersburg based Nevsky Shipyard LLC, is a subsidiary of North-Western Shipping Company (part of UCL Holding). Nevsky Shipyard is one of the oldest enterprises of water transport in Russia’s the North-West. The company has been engaged in shipbuilding since 1952. The company builds mixed sea-river class vessels of various types and purposes and provides ranged repair services. Nevsky Shipyard’s slipway allows launching and lifting for repair 140-m-long vessels with dock weight of up to 2500 tonnes.