On May 24, 2016, Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant launched the second serial boom-laying boat of Project А-40–2Б-ЯР, the Kapitan Okhodov, built for the Directorate of the State Customer for Marine Transport Development Programmes under the Federal Targeted Programme Development of Russia’s Transport System in 2010-2020, the shipyard says.
The ship design was developed by Agat Design Bureau LLC (Saint-Petersburg) jointly with Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant.
The vessels of the project A40-2B are intended for transportation and installation of boom guards in sea coastal search and rescue areas, on the waters of the bays, inlets and seaports, to contain the spread of spilled oil products, to liquidate oil spills, to collect the spilled oil products into floating containers and their further towing to the reception points of shore or floating stations and also for the construction of oil-gathering orders.
Key characteristics: length overall - 20.97 m; breadth overall - 5.7 m; draught - 1.17 m; speed – about 20.0 knots, cruising range – 250 miles, endurance - 3 days, main propulsion - 2х588 kW, displacement – 51.6 t, crew – 2, personnel – 4.
RS class - КМ Iсe2 R3 RSN Aut 3 oil recovery ship (>60°).
State contract for construction of the series of six vessels was signed between FSI Directorate of the State Customer for Marine Transport Development Programmes and Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant in October 2014.
The contract is to be executed by December 1, 2018. The vessels will be deployed in six ports of Russia.
The lead boom-laying boat of Project А-40–2Б-ЯР, the Aleksandr Sizontsev, was launched on April 15, 2016.
Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant (the managing company —CJSC «VP FINSUDPROM») is situated in the central part of Russia, on the bank of the river Volga. It is an Open Joint Stock Company since 1993. The company specializes in construction of both civil vessels and warships.
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