ZNT Yard delivers SAR boat of Project 23040 to RF Ministry of Defence
On September 27, 2014, ZNT Yard and RF Ministry of Defense signed acceptance/delivery certificates for two multipurpose offshore search and rescue boats of project 23040 (Hull No No 1115-1116), the shipyard says.
In late March 2013, ZNT Yard signed a state contract for the construction of 16 SAR boats of 23040 design ordered by Russian MoD.
The single-deck steel ice-class hull boat has an aluminum superstructure (wheelhouse) and two-shaft diesel propulsion system with FPPs and bow thruster.
Vessel general characteristics:
LOA – 28.09 m, breadth overall – 5.56 m, depth – 3.4 m, mean draft – 1.5 m, full displacement – about 118 tonnes, propulsion system: main 2x441kW engine and 2x80 diesel generator and an emergency 20kW DG, operational speed – about 13.7±0.3 knots, complement – 3 crew members and 5 divers.
The 23040-series boat was designed for diving support of underwater works at depths of up to 60 m at sea state No 3 of BS (gentle breeze); to perform diving operations by two divers simultaneously with air consumption of up to 120 l/min at a depth of 60 m on the seabed for 60 minutes; availability of decompression. The vessel can assist in emergency rescue operations, in hydraulic and salvage operations; inspection of harbor seabed, inspection of ship wrecks and other structures.
Besides, the boat has fire fighting capabilities for fighting fires on vessels , floating and coastal facilities of total height of up to 30 m, for pumping water from stricken ships; for underwater search and inspection using unmannded ROV; for search of wrecks at depths up to 150 m, using a towed sonar; for man overboard search / rescue using thermal night vision systems; for the supply of power to stricken vessels.
JSC Nizhny Novgorod Motor Vessel Yard (ZNT Yard), based in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, was founded in 1911. Today, the shipbuilding firm with its in-house design bureau specializes in the construction of supply and auxiliary fleet, harbor equipment and marine engines and provides a broad range of ranged services.
