Nevsky Shipyard slated a launching ceremony for the Bakhtemir, a multitask, shallow draft 2,5 / 3 MW tug of Project MPSV12 for August 19, 2016. The lead ship of the salvage tugs series is now under construction at Nevsky Shipyard (NSSZ) for Directorate of State Contracting Authority, the shipbuilding firm said.
The ceremony is said to be attended by representatives of ministries and departments of the Russian Federation, of St.-Petersburg and Leningrad region, representatives of the Customer and other officials.
The salvage tug was designed by Marine Engineering Bureau-Design-Spb and will be built to the RS class: KM Arc5 [1] AUT2 FF2WS DYNPOS-2 SalvageShip.
General characteristics: LOA - about 79.85 m, LBPs - 73.39 m, breadth - 16,80 m, breadth overall (including fendering) - 17.36 m, midships depth – 6.70 m, DWL draft - 3.20 m, draft max - 4.50 m, DWT at DWL draft - about 320 tonnes DWT, draft max - around 1820 tonnes, main engines max rated power – 2 x 2600 kW.
The Arc5 class small draft salvage ship with multifunctional capabilities has is powered by diesel propulsion, two propellers, with two fore and one aft thrusters and is designed for patrolling, emergency response, salvage in the areas of shipping, fisheries, offshore oil and gas fields in accordance with class notation, for search and assisting stricken ships, for diving support at the depth of 60 meters, including underwater survey, cutting & welding, for towage of stricken ships and floating facilities to safe harbors, for open sea towage of vessels and floating objects and in ice covered waters. The ship is equipped for firefighting to extinguish burning oil on water surface and can response to oil spills, and features many more capabilities.
Schliesselburg, Russia based Nevsky Shipyard, LLC is one of the oldest enterprises of water transport in the northwest of Russia and has specialized in shipbuilding since 1952. The company has its production sites located on the left bank of the Neva. The shipyard builds sea-going and river ships and performs all kinds of ship repair and maintenance. The shipyard's shiplift enables to launch and lift for drydocking 150-m-long, 3,800-tonne vessels.