On March 4, a flag-hoisting ceremony was held for port service ship VTN-73 of project 03180 built at Shipyard Pella (Leningrad region), the shipyard’s press center says.
The vessel had been delivered to Sevastopol for operation within the Black Sea Fleet of RF Navy.
One of the innovative design solutions is the using of separated washing cargo tanks that allows to transfer different types of liquid cargos simultaneously and to make their change within a very short period of time if it is needed.
The vessel is intended for bunkerage of the vessels with different types of fuel; collection of oily content, sewage, bilge waters from vessels and floating objects; collection of dry garbage and food waste from vessels; buoys transportation and placement; beaconage floating devices maintenance; oil spill removal; transportation of cargoes.
Technical information: length max – 49.9 m, width max – 14.0 m, draught – about 5.0 m, speed 10.0 knots, classification - КМ Ice3 R2 Aut1 Oil Tanker (>60° C) ESP by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
Leningrad Shipyard Pella was founded in 1950 and privatized in 1992. The holding incorporates a head company and a number of subsidiaries. The shipyard specializes in construction of tug boats for Russian customers.