On December 15, 2014, Vyborg Shipyard started mooring trials of the lead icebreaker Vladivostok of Project 21900 М, press center of the shipyard says.
The mooring trials will we held at the outfitting quay of the shipyard till April 2015.
Upon completion of the trials the vessel will undergo sea tests and ice trials before it will be delivered to the customer, FSUE Rosmorport.
The icebreaker of Project 21900M is an evolution of Project 21900. The icebreaker is capable of ramming a path in the 1.5-m-thick ice. The multipurpose vessel is intended for escort of large-tonnage cargo ships, for towing, fire fighting on floating and other facilities, salvage of stricken ships and for cargo transportation.
The lead icebreaker of the Vladivostok series was laid down on October 17, 2012.
Vyborg Shipyard JSC is one of the largest shipbuilding companies of the North-Western Region of Russia with 65-years’ experience in shipbuilding. Since the Shipyard was founded (1948) there have been built more than 200 different. In 2012, Vyborg Shipyard joined the United Shipbuilding Corporation.
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