Amur Shipyard launches ice-class supply vessel Ivan Sidorenko
Amur Shipyard (Komsomolsk-on-Amur) has launched the Ivan Sidorenko ice-class supply vessel, press center of Khabarovsk Territory government informs.
The design was developed by Krylov State Research Center. The project customer is Gazflot LLC, Investor – Gazprom OJSC. The shipyard is building 2 vessels of this type. The other one named Ostap Sheremet will be launched in 2014.
The vessel equipped with the dynamic positioning system will supply drilling and production platforms. In case of emergency the vessel can help damaged vessels and floating drilling rigs, accommodate rescued people, assist in firefighting operations.
Amur Shipyard JSC is the largest shipbuilding company in the Far East of Russia. Since its foundation in 1936 it has built 270 civil and military vessels including 56 nuclear icebreakers, 41 diesel icebreakers, 36 surface warships and 137 different civil ships.
