M/V Spasatel Karev completes tugging of submarine from Saint-Petersburg to Kaliningrad (photo)
Multifunctional rescue vessel Spasatel Karev (project MPSV 07) has successfully tugged submarine (No 704) from port Saint-Petersburg to port Kaliningrad in the interest of Rosoboronexport OJSC. The vessel was running as expected in severe winter situation, says press center of Gosmorspassluzhba (State Marine Rescue Service).
The lead multifunctional rescue vessel Spasatel Karev (Rescuer Karev, construction number 701) of project MPSV07 has been built by Nevsky Shipyard LLC. The project was developed by CJSC Marine Engineering Bureau -Design -SPb.
The Spasatel Karev general characteristics: length - about 73 m, beam - approximately 16.60 m, LWL draft - 4.5 m, maximum speed - 15 knots, capacity – 4MW.
The MPSV07 Project rescue vessel is intended for patrol, search and rescue duty in the areas of shipping, fisheries, offshore oil and gas fields, technical support and assistance in areas dangerous for shipping and fishing, for support of transport operations at the ports.
The vessels of this class participate in salvage of stricken ships, search, rescue and evacuation to safety of crew members, refloat of stricken vessels, pumping of water from flooded compartments of such vessels and towing them to shelter. The ships are able to escort (or rescue) vessels, offshore drilling rigs / GBS both in ice and open water, to assist in extinguishing fires on offshore and onshore facilities.
Besides, such ships are also designed for diving support at depths of 60 meters, for deep-sea diving at depths of 300 meters, for oil spill response (OSR) operations, bottom inspection and cleaning; inspection of seabed and damaged facilities at depth of up to 1,000 m.
