Murman is heading for port Stavanger (photo)
Multipurpose salvage vessel Murman, Project MPSV06, has laid a course for port Stavanger (Norway) where she is to be refueled. As IAA PortNews correspondent reports from the ship, Murman is to be bunkered with 30 t of diesel fuel.
Murman has to use diesel fuel at the Baltic approaches in compliance with Annex 4 to MARPOL (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships).
Multipurpose salvage vessel Murman of Project MPSV06-NY built by Nordic Yards Wismar GmbH (Germany) is on the way to Murmansk, her port of registration.
Multi-purpose MPSV06 salvage ice-breaker vessel has Icebreaker 6 class and unrestricted area of navigation; she has ice-breaker stem and cruiser aft end, enlarged double-tier forecastle and living quarters located fore. There are also a diesel-electric power station with ER located in the middle part of hull, two full-circle rudder propellers and bow thrusters. Thanks to her equipment the ship can participate in fire-fighting operations, combating oil spills, search and rescue operations, emergency towing even in extreme weather conditions while her onboard hospital facilities enable the medical treatment of people who have been saved.
Two 7 MW ships have been built this year by Nordic Yards Wismar GmbH under the subprogramme ‘Maritime Transport’ of the Federal Targeted Programme ‘Development of Russia’s Transportation System in 2010-2015”. The Programme is being implemented by Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot) in the name of the Direction of State Contractor of Marine Transport Development Programme. The vessel will be operated by the Northern Branch of Rosmorrechflot’s Sea Rescue Service.
Nordic Yards is among the leaders in special shipbuilding. It has three production locations in Germany - Rostock-Warnemünde, Wismar and Volkswerft Stralsund. The company specializes in the construction of offshore platforms, ice-class vessels, ferries and passenger ships.
