Yaroslavsky lays down boom-laying launch of project A40-2B-YaR for one of Russian ports
On June 10, 2015, Yaroslavsky Shipyard OJSC (managing company — CJSC VP FINSUDPROM) laid down the lead ship in the series of six boom-laying launches of project A40-2B-YaR (Agat Design Bureau LLC, Saint-Petersburg), the shipyard’s press center says.
The boats are to be built for six Russian ports under the state order of the Directorate of the State Customer for Marine Transport Development Programmes (Federal Marine and River Transport Agency, Ministry of Transport).
Contract term — December 1, 2018.
Class notation: КМ Iсe2 R3 RSN Aut 3 oil recovery ship (>60°) of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
The vessels of the project A40-2B are intended for transportation and installation of boom guards in sea coastal search and rescue areas, on the waters of the bays, inlets and seaports, to contain the spread of spilled oil products, to liquidate oil spills, to collect the spilled oil products into a floating rigid containers and their further towing to the reception points of shore or floating stations and also for the construction of oil-gathering orders.
Characteristics: LOA – 20.97 m, BOA – 5.70 m, draught – 1.17 m, speed – about 20.0 knots, cruising range – 250 miles, endurance – 3 days, displacement – 51.6 t, crew – 2, personnel – 4.
The shipyard’s current state-ordered projects are: two tugs of project 23470 for the RF Ministry of Defense; four high-speed patrol boats of project 12260 ‘Yastreb’ for the RF Federal Security Service; ice-class workboat of project WB22MT-1 for FSUE Rosmorport; 6 boom-laying launches of project A40-2B-YaR and a diving boat of project А160 for the Directorate of the State Customer for Marine Transport Development Programmes.
Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant (the managing company —CJSC «VP FINSUDPROM») is located in the central part of Russia, on the bank of the river Volga. It is an Open Joint Stock Company since 1993. The company specializes in construction of both civil vessels and warships.
