Multipurpose salvage vessel Spasatel Demidov joins Sea Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot (photo)
Ceremonial hoisting of Russian flag was held onboard the multipurpose salvage vessel of Project MPSV07 Spasatel Demidov at the berth of Azov-Black Sea Branch of Rosmorrechflot’s Sea Rescue Service on March 11, 2016.
According to the company, the ceremony was attended by the delegations of Black Sea and Azov Sea Authorities, heads of Sea Rescue Service of Rosmorrechflot and administration of Novorossiysk (homeport of the ship).
The vessel is intended for rescue and salvage operations, providing technical support and assistance to vessels in distress, and towing ships and offshore structures in ice and in open water. The technical capabilities allow to re-float vessels that have run aground or are reef damaged, pump water from flooded compartments, tow emergency vessels to a place of refuge, search, rescue, evacuate and accommodate of people, as well as support underwater diving works to depth up to 300 m, and survey the sea bottom and damaged objects at depths up to 1,000 m. The vessel has the capacity to extinguish burning fuel on water, extinguish fires on floating and coastal objects, and clear up oil spills and oil products, including those with flashpoint below 60 °C.
