Ice-class buoy tender Fortuna of Project 02780М arrived in Big Port St. Petersburg on 19 October 2018, says press center of FSUE Rosmorport.
The ship ordered by Rosmorport and built by Onezhsky Shipbuilding, Ship Repair Yard (Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia) successfully completed its sea trials in the water area of the Onega lake on October 15 having proved its readiness for operation.
The ship is intended for placing and maintenance of aids to navigation at the approaches to the port and in it water area, as well as for transportation and loading/unloading of general cargo involving port facilities or a shipboard crane. The Fortuna will be operated by Kaliningrad subdivision of Rosmorport’s North-Western Basin Branch.
Onezhsky Shipyard launched the vessel on May 4 2018. Then the shipyard performed outfitting, mooring and sea trials.
The ship’s characteristics: class notation - КМ Ice3 R3-RSN AUT3, LOA – 22.2 m, BOA – 6.6 m, draught – ≈1.5 m, speed – 10 knots, crew/special personnel – 2/5, fuel endurance – 650 nautical miles, total capacity of main propulsion engines – 824 kW.
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