Upon completion of the tests Russia’s State Commission has signed the delivery certificate for rescue tugboat SB-123 of Project 02980 (PS-45), hull No 802, built by Pella shipyard (Leningrad Region) for the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation. In the nearest future the ship will be delivered to her base in Baltijsk and join the fleet of RF Navy.
The serial tug is designed to perform ranged services: towing of seagoing vessels, floating units and structures in the ice and clean waters, supplying offshore facilities with equipment and materials, fast supply of personnel and goods, assisting construction at offshore facilities in the sea, participation in salvage operations, providing assistance to stricken ships, conduct SAR operations and evacuation of people, providing them with medical care, rescue operation in areas of shipping, offshore oil and gas fields, extinguish fires on floating and shore-based facilities, extinguish burning oil on the sea surface, and response to oil spills.
Major characteristics: LOA - 48 m, BOA – 13.9 m, draught – 5.7 m, speed – 14 knots, pulling power - 55 tbp, displacement – 1,685t, power - 2х2666 kW.
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.