On August 4, ZNT Yard OJSC launched nonselfpropelled pontoon wharf of project SB02 built for Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot. According to the shipyard’s press center, the pontoon will be dispatched to port Azov. Novorossiysk will be the facility’s port of registration.
The contract for construction was signed on March 31, 2015. The laying down ceremony was held on May 5, 2015, says the press center of the project developer Marine Engineering Bureau. The construction is being supervised by the Nizhny Novgorod branch of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS).
The head complex of project SB02 is to be placed within the area of responsibility of Azov-Black Sea Branch of Rosmorrechflot’s Rescue Service.
The complex is intended for the following purposes: lay-up and maintenance of different vessels (displacement of up to 5,000 t, draught of up to 6 m) within the protected water area; supply of electricity/water/fuel etc to vessels; repair and maintenance of mechanisms/systems/equipment.
RS class notation - К Berth-connected ship Pontoon.
Characteristics: length – 73.00 м; length of cross-structure - 5.00 m; width - 8.60 m; depth – 2.20 m; draught max – 0.98 m; effective area of the deck - 414 sqm.