Russian Twins Named at Nordic Yards

Seventeen months after metal was first reduce at Nordic Yards, the naming ceremony for 2 equivalent ice-breaking rescue and salvage vessels has taken place at this time. The Beringov Proliv and Murman had been constructed for the Russian Ministry of Transport (Rosmorrechflot) to be used within the Sakhalin area and North-East Passage round Murmansk, respectively.

During the naming ceremony Dr Vitaly Yusufov, Chairman of the Management Board of Nordic Yards, said: “Today we are naming two of the world’s most modern and specialised rescue vessels. With their high-tech equipment and performance capacities these ships are capable of fulfilling the highest requirements”. He added: “It was a demanding challenge to build these technologically complex ships, and today we are really proud to be able to present the results of our work.”

The so-called multipurpose rescue and salvage vessels (MPRSV) are 88 meters in size, practically 19 meters large and may accommodate a crew of as much as 38. Thanks to their high-tech gear they will additionally perform search and rescue operations in addition to emergency towing even in excessive climate situations, whereas their on-board hospital amenities allow the medical remedy of people that have been rescued. The ships are additionally geared up to extinguish fires and fight oil spills, and in harbours or open water they will break by way of ice with a thickness of 1 meter. In addition, the vessels include technological devices for looking the seafloor and broken objects to depths of as much as 1000 m. Both have a helipad on the bow.