Floating out and flag-hoisting ceremony has been held for the working boat Kapitan Belyayev at the berth No 82 in Baltijsk (Kaliningrad region). The boat of Project ST23WI was built by Okskaya Shipyard OJSC to the order of FSUE Rosmorport for the Kaliningrad Branch of the North West Basin Authority, Rosmorport says in its press release.
The working boat Kapitan Belyayev of ice class Ice 2 is supposed to be used at seaport of Kaliningrad as an auxiliary and passenger boat for delivery of state committee members, transportation of cargo up to 0.5 tons, inspection and ecological monitoring of seaport water areas, delivery of pilots.
The boat can operate in open sea with the waves of up to 3.5 meters high. With the new boat, the port of Kaliningrad will improve the efficiency of its pilotage and general services.
The vessel was named after Vasily Belyayev, Harbour Master of port Kaliningrad in 1997-2014.
Class notation – KM Ice 2 R3 Aut3 HSC (Ice 2 up to 5 knots); Length: 23.1 meters; Beam: 6.3 meters; Draught: 1.53 meters;
Speed: 20.5 knots; Displacement – 87.9 t; Crew – 2; Passengers – 12; Speed – about 17 knots; Power – 1.766 KW.
Okskaya Sudoverf (Shipyard “Oka”) based in Navashino of Nizhny Novgorod region was founded in 1907. The modern Okskaya Shipyard JSC was established through privatization of the state enterprise Navashino Shipyard “Oka”. The firm specializes in building multipurpose river and sea going vessels. The company’s major shareholder is Universal Cargo Logistics Holding B.V. (UCL Holding).