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On April 20, 2022 Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard in Nizhny Novgorod (Mikhail Pershin is a general director) launched the fifth in the series Tier III multi-purpose dry cargo vessel of project RSD59 with deadweight of 8144 tons (building number 06034).
 
Source of photo material - VKontakte blog of Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard.
 
The RSD59 prj. was designed by Marine Engineering Bureau.
 
For marine engines, in accordance with the International Convention MARPOL, since 2000, they have been limiting the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) into the atmosphere. For ships operating in IMO emission control zones, which are relevant for vessels of limited navigation areas and mixed river-sea navigation, for example, in the Baltic and North Seas and laid down from January 1, 2021, the new TIER III standard came into force.
 
To meet its strict enough requirements on the vessels of the RSD59 project of the Oka shipyard, an exhaust gas cleaning system was used to reduce NOx emissions, based on the principle of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to remove nitrogen oxides (NOx). The SCR system reduces the level of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas from the engine using catalytic elements and a reagent. During the process, a reagent in the form of an aqueous urea solution is injected into the exhaust gas stream. The water from the urea solution evaporates when it is injected into the hot exhaust gas.
 
The nitrogen obtained in this way is released into the atmosphere, and the water is cooled and goes overboard.
 
The head vessel of the series m\v "Pola Makaria" was included in the list of Significant Ships of 2018 of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA).
 
Krasnoe Sormovo Shipyard has already built 29 multipurpose RSD59 dry cargo vessels, 11 more RSD59 vessels are under construction.
 
Nevsky Shipyard has put into operation three RSD59 vessels, 2 more ones are under construction.
 
Oka Shipyard has signed contract for more 18 RSD59 vessels. Fifteen are accepted for operation.
 
By other words, the total order for RSD59 vessels is 63 vessels for the moment (47 ones has been constructed, 16 are in work).
 
RSD59 vessels refer to the "Volga-Don Max" type due to MEB internal classification. They have maximum possible dimensions for the Volga-Don Canal.
 
Vessels of the series can be operated for transportations of general, bulk, timber, grain and large-sized cargoes, dangerous goods of 1.4S, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, 9 classes of IMDG Code and cargoes of category B of IMSBC Code. Sailing regions are Mediterranean, Caspian, Black, Baltic, White, North Seas, including voyages around Europe and to Irish Sea in winter.
 
The new dry-cargo project RSD59, which is constructed in "super full" ship lines with two dry cargo holds, one of which has a record length for Volgo-Don Max vessels, is the successor of the three-hold RSD49 series.
 
Advantages of the RSD59 project in comparison with the best of the previously constructed dry cargo vessels of the Volga-Don Max class of the RSD49 project (by the example of m/v "Pola Fiva" with increased marine function):
 
• the existence of a long L = 77.35 m hold (RSD49 vessel has L = 52 m cargo hold) that allows transportation of oversized and heavy cargo; this is relevant for the market of the Caspian region countries;
• the hold's height is increased up to 9000 mm, that is 620 mm bigger than for RSD49 project. Such height allows to load 9'6'' containers ("high cube containers"), 3 ones in single stack;
• deadweight at draught of 3.60 m is 5320 t (RSD49 has 4507 t), increase is 813 t;
• deadweight at a draught of 4.20 m 6944 tons (RSD49 project has 6021 t), increased by 923 t;
• deadweight at the maximum draught of 4.706 m is 8144 t (RSD49 has 7143 t at maximum draught of 4.70 m), increase is 1000 t;
• removable type hatch covers are installed. Opening and closing of each section is operated with the help of a special frame crane, which is located in the area of the front bulkhead of the residential superstructure;
• movement and controllability are provided by two rudder propeller units (better maneuverability in the narrow waters, more cargo space due to the reduction of size of engine room).
 
The project is designed for a class notation KM Ice2(hull; machinery) R2 AUT1-ICS LI BWM(T) CONT (deck, cargo holds Nos.1,2) DG (bulk, pack) DE-Tier III A-Thruster(M) General dry cargo ship of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and meets all the requirements of international conventions acted at the moment of the vessel's keel laying.
 
In this case, RSD59 vessels deadweight is the largest for dry cargo vessels satisfying the dimensions of the Volga-Don Shipping Channel.
 
For characteristic for the VDSC draught of 3.60 m, river deadweight is 5320 t; the largest marine deadweight for draught 4.706 m is 8144.
 
The maximum length is 141.0 m, the overall width is 16.98 m, depth is 6.00 m.
 
The capacity of cargo holds is 11400 cubic m.
 
Both cargo holds are box-shaped, smooth-walled, and convenient at cargo operations and placing the goods without stowage. Their dimensions are 77.35 x 12.25 x 9.0 m and 27.03 x 12.25 x 9.0 m.
 
The operating speed is 10.5 knots.
 
Two medium-speed diesels (main engine) of 1100 kW each use heavy fuel oil with viscosity of IFO380 Heavy fuel stores are placed in deep-tanks in area of the ER fore bulkhead, separated from outside water by double bottom and double sides.
 
Sea sailing autonomy is 20 day.
 
Crew consists of 11 people, total places onboard are 14. Sanitary and pilot cabins are provided.
 
Designed vessel hull's life term is 24 years. The double bottom is designed for distributed load with intensity of 12 tons per square meter, and also allows to use 16 t bucket grab.

On April 20, 2022, the Marine Rescue Service website reported that the MPSV07 project "Spasatel Kavdeykin", a 4 MW multifunctional rescue vessel with Arctic ice class ARC5, participated in a complex OSR exercise in Aniva Bay.
 
In the course of the exercises the following was practiced: announcing the occurrence of a spill, communicating information to all stakeholders and cooperating organizations, gathering and arrival of personnel from the professional emergency rescue team on board the vessel on duty, detection and reconnaissance of a simulated oil spill, including by means of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Sixteen rescuers of the Sakhalin branch, together with the sailors of the rescue vessels localized and eliminated the conditional spill of oil products. "Spasatel Kavdeykin" and the rescue boat "MSS-03" demonstrated the construction of j-shaped order for the rapid response to the conditional spill and its further spreading in the bay. The exercise participants coped with the assigned tasks and were highly praised by the observers.
 
"Spasatel Kavdeykin" is a unique multifunctional Arctic rescue vessel by her equipment and available technology, built in 2013 by the Nevsky Shipyard (director Evgeny Kuznetsov) due to the order of FSUC "State Customer Management of Maritime Transport Development Programs" of the Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transport of the Russian Federation. Vessel was built in behalf of Marine Rescue Service.
 
Project MPSV07 was designed by Marine Engineering Bureau.
 
Multifunctional rescue and salvage icebreaking vessels of MPSV07 project are designed to solve the following tasks:
 
• patrolling and emergency salvage duty at the navigation regions, fishing regions, oil and gas marine recovery regions;
• give technical support and help in the regions dangerous for navigation and marine products catching, servicing of terminal transport operations;
• search and help vessels in distress;
• search, salvage, evacuation operations for people, rendering medical aid for people;
• taking emergency vessels off groundings and reefs, pumping out vessels' flooded spaces;
• towage of emergency vessels and objects to the place of refuge, also fulfillment marine towage of vessels and floating objects, including ice towages;
• fulfillment of marine salvage operations, including in ice conditions;
• give assistance in fire combating on floating objects and coastal ones accessible from seaside;
• rear and technical service, including underwater diving works at the depth till 60 m, and carrying out deep-sea diving works at the depth up to 300 m;
• fire-extinguishing of burning oil on water surface, elimination of marine oil spills, including oils with flashpoint less than 60 °C (LARN);
• survey and cleaning underwater hull part of vessels, floating and coastal objects;
• investigation of sea floor and damaged objects when depth is less than 1000 m.
 
Vessels of MPSV07 project have unrestricted navigation area, including sailing by the Northern Sea Route. For this purpose, the requirements of the Rules of RMRS, existing international conventions and "Requirements for construction and equipment of vessels sailing by the Northern Sea Route" have been fully taken into account during the designing and construction. For example, all the fuel, oil and other tanks with liquid pollutants are located in such way that the tank content doesn't contact with the outer shell.
 
The vessel was built due to Russian Maritime Registry of Shipping class notation of KM Arc 5 AUT1-ICS OMBO FF3WS DYNPOS-2 EPP Salvage ship.
 
Principal dimensions of the vessel of MPSV07 project are as follows:
 
Length overall is about 73.00 m;
Length between perpendiculars is 64.40 m;
Breadth overall is about 16.60 m;
Breadth (due waterline) is 15.50 m;
Design draught is 4.50 m;
Working draughts are 4.2-5.1 m.
 
The MPSV07 hull's form was created using the methods of computational fluid dynamics (CFD modeling) with carrying out of the subsequent test model trials in experimental pools (deep-sea and ice ones). Full-circle rudder propellers were adopted as the movement and manoeuvre facilities of vessels "Spasatel Zaborschikov". Propellers with diameter of 2600 mm were made of stainless steel. Drive of each FRP is provided by the propeller motor with capacity of 2265 kW. Rudder propellers provide the speed of the vessel not less than 15 knots and bollard pull of about 75 tons.
 
The maximum speed achieved during the tests of the "Spasatel Kavdeykin" is 15.6 knots.
 
The hull and rudder-propeller complex of the vessel of MPSV07 project is designed for ice class Arc 5, also the possibility of vessel operation at temperatures down to minus 40°C is provided.
 
Fuel stores are placed in deep-tanks in the area of ER. Tank capacity provides autonomy of the vessel for about 20 days in the mode of rescue and patrol duty.
 
Main diesel-electric power station consists of 4 diesel generators of alternate current of 690 V, 50 Hz with electric capacity of 1370 kW each.
 
The crew consists of 20 people; each of them is accommodated in a single cabin. For the captain, chief mate, chief engineer and head of the emergency party are provided block-cabins, consisting of office, saloon, bedroom and bathroom.
 
12 single cabins, each of them has an additional folding bed are provided for special crew accommodation (emergency party, divers and support personal for diving equipment, etc.). Also, there are 2 standby double cabins.
 
Accommodation of rescued people is provided in the cabin, recreation saloon, as well as on reserve sleeping places in the cabins. There is also an in-patient room with six beds.
 
The total number men onboard is foreseen by 101. Individual and collective life-saving appliances are provided with a 50% reserve.
 
Roll damping system of Hoppe Company is foreseen for improving habitability parameters.
 
High-speed rescue boat with a capacity of 17 people, which is capable to develop speed up to 25 kn is provided for operative emergency party delivery to a emergency vessel. This boat operation is available till the 6 force seas. The boat is equipped with a hook of fast delivered type for engaging with the vessel crane. High-speed boat can perform hydrographic, surveying and search works apart from emergency team delivery. The boat is equipped with hydrographic sonar and side-scan sonar for this purpose.
 
The equipment provided for the mass people collecting from the water on the vessels of MPSV07 project is as follows:
 
• duty boat, equipped with the net for rising people out of the water;
• Viking life raft of marine evacuation system (MES) for the people collecting and the subsequent displacement people on board by the slide of MES;
• salvage facility for rising people out of the water on board with a capacity of 12 lying and sitting people;
• net with the length of 7 meters for rising people out of the water on board of Dacon Rigid Scrambling Net type (on each side of the vessel);
• stretchers for rising people out of the water on board of Spenser floating stretcher type.
 
For emergency evacuation, as well as for the delivery on board of additional personal (medical team, emergency party, etc.), two sites in the fore and aft ends are foreseen for the receiving / transferring cargoes on (from) helicopter. For rising people on the helicopter the special seating slings and stretchers are foreseen in the supply of the vessel.
 
Towage of emergency vessels, and also fulfillment marine towage of vessels is assumed by automatic double drum towing winch with a pull of 75 tons on the lower drum and 50 m on the upper drum. Moreover, the 75 t towing hook of disk-type with the remote electro / hydraulic release is foreseen. An auxiliary 10 t winch is provided for tightening of tow wire.
 
Loading containers with equipment and supplies on the vessel, transferring of ebb facilities for an emergency boat and fulfillment of other loading operations is ensured by two electro cargo overhung cranes with a lifting capacity of 20 tons and outreach of 15 m in the aft end of the main deck from the right and left sides. Truck cranes are capable for working at full lifting capacity in conditions of the open sea with the waves of up to 3 points.
 
Vessels of MPSV07 project are equipped with special water extinguishing systems, foam extinguishing and powder extinguishing, providing the possibility of emergency firefighting on vessels and shore facilities, accessible for approaching from the sea. Water or foam supply to the emergency object carries out through three hydraulic monitors with feeding of 1000 cub.m/h and length of the jet of 120 m set two on wheelhouse top and one on the top of the mast.
 
2 pumps with capacity of 1500 cub.m/h each are set to supply water to a special fire system with a drive from the main diesel generators. The water curtains system is foreseen to protect the vessel against effect of burning object.
 
The set of water discharging units are foreseen for pumping water from flooded compartments of emergency objects; the set includes as follows:
 
• 2 submersible pumps with capacity of 405 cub.m/h each;
• 2 submersible explosion-proof pumps with capacity of 103 cub.m/h each;
• 2 submersible pumps with capacity of 70 cub.m/h each;
• 2 portable ejectors with capacity of 69 cub.m/h each.
 
Diving systems are installed in container on vessels of the MPSV07 project, ensuring the fulfillment of works at depths up to 60 meters. The facility is located in two 20-foot containers installed on the main deck of the vessel. Divers' descent is fulfilled with help of diver ladder from vessel's deck when there is no ice. At ice conditions divers' descent is fulfilled through diving well in the middle part of the vessel. Facilities for underwater welding and cutting metal (electric welding, oxy-electric cutting), as well as a set of diving hydraulic tools of Stanley type are foreseen in diving equipment.
 
The system of dynamic positioning is foreseen for ensuring the keeping the vessel at the place during the diving operations, as well as during the working near drilling platforms. Vessel's keeping is provided with full-circle rudder propellers and two bow thrusters with capacity of 995 kW each. Bow thruster's propeller diameter is of 2000 mm.
 
The positioning of the vessel is provided by three DGPS systems, by two sonar systems and the system of "stretched rope". Stable keeping of the vessel at the place is possible till seas of force 4, the wind speed of 10 m/s and current speed of 3 kn.
 
Oil spills response is one of the main functions of MPSV07 project vessels. There are six tanks for oil collection with total capacity of 668 cub.m, and also the following equipment:
 
• board oil gathering system of LSC-5C/2800 type of LAMOR firm, ensuring cleaning of waters with waves of up to 3 meters;
• reel with heavy oil-protected booms with length of 250 m;
• reel with booms of constant floating with length of 250 m;
• brush type skimmer.
 
Diesel-hydraulic aggregate is provided for drive of the equipment of OSR.
 
Also 2 boom-handling boats with hinged bow ramp are located on the deck.
 
Remotely operated uninhabited deep-sea device Sperre SUB Fighter 7500 is provided in order to provide underwater search works except the diving equipment, and also a towed side-scan sonar of 4200 SP type, used at depths of up to 1000 m with an electro winch for cable-rope with length of about 3000 m is provided.

According to the news service of the shipyard, on April 14, 2022 at Vyborg Shipyard (General Director Alexander Solovyov) the fourth 80-meter large freezer trawler - processor of KMT02 project "Leonid Gorbenko" (building number 940) was rolled out to the slipway.
 
JSC "ATLANTRYBFLOT" (FOR group) is a Customer.
 
Totally 4 KMT02 trawlers were ordered at the Vyborg Shipyard.
 
The daily output of factory of KMT02 processor trawler is as follows: 40 t for fillet fish, 48 t for fish meal and fish oil, 80 t for freezing production, 4 thousand of conditional tins for cannery.
 
Assumed operational area is Northern Atlantic, including Greenland, Canada, Iceland, Spitsbergen and Barents Sea.
 
The main types of catching fish: Cod, Dickie (Haddock), Seabass and Catfish.
 
After processing and freezing production storage is provided in the refrigerating hold (capacity about 2050 m³). Fishmeal is stored in separate hold (capacity about 260 m³).
 
The vessel is equipped for work with single trawl or with two trawls simultaneously.
 
The vessel's general particulars are as follows:
 
Length overall is about 80.40 m;
Breadth is 15.40 m;
Depth up to main deck is 6.15 m;
Depth up to trawl deck is 9.10 m;
Maximal aft draught is 8.90 m;
 
Russian Maritime Registry of Shipping class notation is - KM Ice3 AUT1 (REF) Fishing Vessel OMBO.
 
Improved to an ice category ARC4, the hull and superstructure of the vessel are made of steel, the pilot house is made of aluminum alloy.
 
Equipment of fish-processing plant includes different types of fillet machines, machines for decapitating and gutting of fish, and equipment for transportation and sorting of fish, fillet fish sorting, storage device for fish, tables for weighting and packing etc.
 
There is cannery workshop for production of canned codfish liver and fish meal machine.
 
Accommodation of 46 crewmembers is provided in comfortable single or double cabins; there is mess-room with separate self-service zone, and all necessary medical, sanitary-common and sanitary-hygienic rooms in accordance with requirements of Sanitary Regulations for Fishing Vessels.
 
Additionally, there is sport complex that includes gym and sauna. Passive roll damping system is foreseen for providing comfortable conditions at non-fully loading conditions. Diesel oil is used as working liquid in the roll damping system.
 
Design speed of 15 kn is provided by single main engine of 4640 kW that works towards variable-pitch propeller in fixed nozzle.
 
Manoeuvrability (also working with two trawls simultaneously) is provided by single Becker type rudder with flap.
 
600 kW bow thruster is foreseen for increasing of low speed controllability.
 
Work of electrical plant is provided by two diesel-generators (1000 and 520 kW), and also by 3250 kW shat generator. Besides, 110 kW emergence diesel generator is foreseen.
 
Keel of the head KMT02 vessel "Nord Pilgrim" (building No. 939) was laid down on 16.01.2018. She was launched on 03.09.19.
Keel of the second vessel "Yuriy Matochkin" (building No. 950) was laid down on 01.11.2018. She was launched on 19.06.20.
Keel of the third vessel "Bratia Laptevi" (building No. 949) was laid down on 22.09.2020.
Keel of the fourth vessel "Leonid Gorbenkoi" (building No. 940) was laid down on 25.11.2020.

According to "PortNews" news agency, the crew of the icebreaker of 22 MW Icebreaker 8 class of project IBSV01 "Alexander Sannikov" of "Gazprom Neft" company held a training session in the Gulf of Ob to rescue a helicopter in distress.
 
This is the first experience of Gazprom Neft's icebreaking fleet and Arctic aviation services working together to conduct a rescue operation.
 
According to the training plan, "Alexander Sannikov" received an alert about the loss of communication with the helicopter, located the aircraft and lifted the injured from the ice on board, where crew members provided them with first aid. The icebreaker promptly proceeded to the Arctic Gateway oil terminal, from where the people were successfully evacuated to the hospital ashore.
 
The 22 MW Icebreaker 8 class icebreaker of the IBSV01 project, "Alexander Sannikov", was built in 2018 by the Vyborg Shipyard (director Alexander Solovyov).
 
The conceptual design was created by Aker Arctic Technology and the technical design of the IBSV01 was developed by the Marine Engineering Bureau. The working design documentation was carried out by PKB Petrobalt.
 
The IBSV01 project vessel "Aleksandr Sannikov" is currently one of the most powerful (after the 25 MW "Viktor Chernomyrdin") diesel-powered icebreakers in the world.
 
Vessels are intended for ice conveyance of tankers, assistance during mooring and cargo operations, rescue operations, towage, firefighting, participation in oil spill operations.
 
The vessel can operate in solid ice about 2.0 m thick and with 30 centimetres of snow cover at a speed of 2 knots when moving forward both fore and aft.
 
Vessels' main particulars are as follows: length overall is about 121.7 m, breadth overall is about 26.0 m, depth is 11.5 m, draught is 8.0 m.
 
Russian Maritime Registry of Shipping class is KM Icebreaker8 AUT1-ICS FF1WS DYNPOS-2 EPP ANTI-ICE ECO SDS<12 Winterization(-50) Tug.
 
Main vessel's purposes are as follows:
 
• tankers conveyance to cargo region of oil export terminal (marine mooring system) at ice conditions;
• security support during mooring and loading of tankers.
 
Moreover, vessel is able to carry out auxiliary operations, as follows:
 
• protection of arctic oil export terminal (marine mooring system) from impacts from ice formation and ice floes movement;
• rescue operations in the region of Artic oil export terminal (marine mooring system) and assistance to vessels at ice conditions and on open water at seas of Beaufort force 7;
• search and rescue of people on the open water at seas of Beaufort force 5, and also at ice conditions;
• towage of vessels and marine floating structures at ice conditions and on open water;
• delivering and transportation of small parties of deck cargo or operational staff to arctic oil export terminal (marine mooring system);
• firefighting of floating and coastal objects accessible for approaching from the sea side;
• support of underwater engineering diving operations at depths of up to 12 meters;
• remote automated management of arctic oil export terminal (marine mooring system);
• participation in oil spill response operations, both on open water and at ice conditions as the equipment's carrier and collector of water and oil products, obtained as a result of spill combating;
• temporal accommodation of rescued crews of tankers and other vessels.
 
Keel of IBSV01 the lead vessel "Alexander Sannikov" (building No. 233) was laid down on 03.11.2015. She was launched on 24.11.16 and accepted for operation 29.06.18.
Keel of the second vessel "Andrey Vilkitsky" (building No. 234) was laid down on 14.12.2015. She was launched on 24.11.16 and accepted for operation 17.12.18.

"PortNews" news agency reported with reference to the press-service of the shipyard about the process of completion of the lead cargo-passenger ferry of CNF11CPD project "Aleksandr Deyev" at the Amur Shipyard.
 
Mooring tests, propulsion and steering tests, installation and testing of the thermal oil system, testing of the refrigerant system and complex room equipment are scheduled for completion in April. According to Gleb Ilinykh, the responsible deliverer of the vessel, works on the installation of furniture in the living quarters and equipping the galley of the crew and passengers are being carried out. The shipyard specialists are fitting the cable and deck heating panels on the evacuation routes. Preparation and painting of the outer parts of the superstructure and the chimney began. Mooring tests of passenger elevator, outboard gangways, crane beams, wedge doors, high pressure carbon dioxide fire extinguishing system are completed. The electrical installation of the integrated automated control system is fully completed, now the remote control is being adjusted.
 
Plant - builder is Amur shipyard (Komsomolsk-on-Amur, general director Vladimir Kulakov).
 
Project documentation for the vessel under construction was developed by the Marine Engineering Bureau, working-design and technological documentation by Vympel Design Bureau.
 
CNF11CPD project of the car-railway-cargo-passenger new generation ferryboat for the Vanino-Kholmsk line provides in comparison with the existing "Sakhalin" type vessels:
 
• enhanced cargo capacity (truck cars capacity is 2 times bigger);
• weather restrictions absence (unrestricted sailing region);
• ability of working in severe ice conditions (speed is 6-8 kn at 80 cm ice and about 3 kn at 1.0 m ice);
• ability to carry out independent (several times per day) moorings without towing assistance, ability for long reverse movement through constrained water area of the port of Kholmsk;
• ability to keep up daily cycle of round voyage (operation speed is 18 kn);
• 2-hours staying for loading-unloading operations.
 
Transportation is foreseen of at least of 32 railway wagons or 27 car trains on the main deck, 12 car trains on the lower deck and about 9 cars (1.5 tons).
 
The new CNF11CPD ferry boats will allow the Sakhalin producers to forward products to the mainland in time; will provide food security and expand possibility of transportation for certain types of cargo.
 
The number of passengers (200 people) accepted in the new project reflects the peak line need at a season of summer vacations and is set according to the offer of the Sakhalin Region Government; it is essentially important to provide solving of a social problem of recreation providing for the region's population 200 passengers distribution is as follows: 16 ones at double cabins with water closets, 96 ones at four-berth cabins with water closets and 88 ones at saloon chairs.
 
The new concept is the result of a series of studies conducted in 2012-2013 by the Marine Engineering Bureau in collaboration with leading domestic and foreign scientific institutes, including Aker Arctic Technology (recommendations for contours, tests in the ice pool), Central Research Institute of the Marine Fleet (examination of technical solutions for all stages, formation of contours, economic calculations and modeling of operation), Krylov State Scientific Center (towing tests, self-propelled, nautical, as well as testing in ice basin), design bureau of the carriage facilities of JSC Russian Railways (checking the possibility of transporting rolling stock by ferry).
 
CNF11CPD characteristics in ice conditions according to the results of tests in the pool are: the maximum ice permeability at V = 3 knots forward will be 1.16 meters, at a speed of V = 6 knots it will be 0.84 meters, in reverse with a speed of V = 1.5 knots will be 0.68 m.
 
In addition, the bow and stern extremities are structurally designed for a higher ice category (Arc 7).
 
Together with the icebreaking at the level of the Icebreaker6 icebreaker, this allows (unlike the existing vessels) independent operation of the new ferry in severe ice conditions on a short passage (up to about 30 miles in the vicinity of Vanino). In turn, this will allow to avoid ferry's significant downtime in anticipation of general icebreaking assistance, or excessive costs in case of individual assistance.
 
At one time, the ferry was built to serve the railway transportation, but recently, the increasing part of the ferry routes began to take the vehicles transport. A new type of cargo (heavy trailers (trucks) and cars) has appeared. In connection with the construction of the Lidoga-Vanino highway, the share of road transport will increase. In addition to transporting cars and trailers, shippers have another potentially new type of cargo for the ferry line: containers and roll trailers with heavy equipment. Therefore, while maintaining the function of transporting railroad cars (the length of rail tracks is 440 linear meters at 420 on the existing one), the capacity for cars has doubled (740 linear meters against 394 on the existing one). As a result, 39 new trucks with semi-trailers (12-13.5 m length) and an additional 9 cars can be accommodated on the new vessel.
 
In addition to the stern cargo handling scheme, uniquely tied to the terminals of the ports of Vanino and Kholmsk, onboard ramp was installed to work with rolling equipment directly to the berth. That makes possible to use new vessel, for example, for additional tradeswith passengers to other Russian and foreign ports.
 
The keel of the lead CNF11CPD vessel (building No. 00300) "Alexander Deev" was laid down on 29.0617. She was launched on 01.08.2019.
The keel of the second vessel (building No. 00301) "Vasiliy Oshepkov" was laid down on 29.06.2017. She was launched on 30.10.2020.

On April 04, 2022 the website of the Marine Rescue Service reported that the multipurpose 4MW salvage vessel with Arctic ice class ARC5 of MPSV07 project "Spasatel Kavdeykin" successfully completed the towing of the wrecked dry cargo vessel "Viktor".
 
"Viktor" was stranded in the vicinity of Cape Mayachny in the Sea of Japan on March 27. The crew of the wrecked vessel failed to get off the shoal on their own. MPSV07 " Spasatel Kavdeykin " with rescue men and diving station onboard was sent to the wreck area. Upon arrival to the area several diving inspections were made. The wreck had a hole in one of the ballast tanks. There was no damage to the fuel tanks or fuel spillage or environmental hazards. After necessary preparatory work "Spasatel Kavdeykin" removed the wreck from rocks and towed her to her home port Korsakov.
 
"Spasatel Kavdeykin" is an unique multifunctional Arctic rescue vessel by her equipment and available technology, built in 2013 by the Nevsky Shipyard (director Evgeny Kuznetsov) due to the order of FSUC "State Customer Management of Maritime Transport Development Programs" of the Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transport of the Russian Federation. Vessel was built in behalf of Marine Rescue Service.
 
Project MPSV07 was designed by Marine Engineering Bureau.
 
Multifunctional rescue and salvage icebreaking vessels of MPSV07 project are designed to solve the following tasks:
 
• patrolling and emergency salvage duty at the navigation regions, fishing regions, oil and gas marine recovery regions;
• give technical support and help in the regions dangerous for navigation and marine products catching, servicing of terminal transport operations;
• search and help vessels in distress;
• search, salvage, evacuation operations for people, rendering medical aid for people;
• taking emergency vessels off groundings and reefs, pumping out vessels' flooded spaces;
• towage of emergency vessels and objects to the place of refuge, also fulfillment marine towage of vessels and floating objects, including ice towages;
• fulfillment of marine salvage operations, including in ice conditions;
• give assistance in fire combating on floating objects and coastal ones accessible from seaside;
• rear and technical service, including underwater diving works at the depth till 60 m, and carrying out deep-sea diving works at the depth up to 300 m;
• fire-extinguishing of burning oil on water surface, elimination of marine oil spills, including oils with flashpoint less than 60 °C (LARN);
• survey and cleaning underwater hull part of vessels, floating and coastal objects;
• investigation of sea floor and damaged objects when depth is less than 1000 m.
 
Vessels of MPSV07 project have unrestricted navigation area, including sailing by the Northern Sea Route. For this purpose, the requirements of the Rules of RMRS, existing international conventions and "Requirements for construction and equipment of vessels sailing by the Northern Sea Route" have been fully taken into account during the designing and construction. For example, all the fuel, oil and other tanks with liquid pollutants are located in such way that the tank content doesn't contact with the outer shell.
 
The vessel was built due to Russian Maritime Registry of Shipping class notation of KM Arc 5 AUT1-ICS OMBO FF3WS DYNPOS-2 EPP Salvage ship.
 
Principal dimensions of the vessel of MPSV07 project are as follows:
 
Length overall is about 73.00 m;
Length between perpendiculars is 64.40 m;
Breadth overall is about 16.60 m;
Breadth (due waterline) is 15.50 m;
Design draught is 4.50 m;
Working draughts are 4.2-5.1 m.
 
The MPSV07 hull's form was created using the methods of computational fluid dynamics (CFD modeling) with carrying out of the subsequent test model trials in experimental pools (deep-sea and ice ones). Full-circle rudder propellers were adopted as the movement and manoeuvre facilities of vessels "Spasatel Zaborschikov". Propellers with diameter of 2600 mm were made of stainless steel. Drive of each FRP is provided by the propeller motor with capacity of 2265 kW. Rudder propellers provide the speed of the vessel not less than 15 knots and bollard pull of about 75 tons.
 
The maximum speed achieved during the tests of the "Spasatel Kavdeykin" is 15.6 knots.
 
The hull and rudder-propeller complex of the vessel of MPSV07 project is designed for ice class Arc 5, also the possibility of vessel operation at temperatures down to minus 40°C is provided.
 
Fuel stores are placed in deep-tanks in the area of ER. Tank capacity provides autonomy of the vessel for about 20 days in the mode of rescue and patrol duty.
 
Main diesel-electric power station consists of 4 diesel generators of alternate current of 690 V, 50 Hz with electric capacity of 1370 kW each.
 
The crew consists of 20 people; each of them is accommodated in a single cabin. For the captain, chief mate, chief engineer and head of the emergency party are provided block-cabins, consisting of office, saloon, bedroom and bathroom.
 
12 single cabins, each of them has an additional folding bed are provided for special crew accommodation (emergency party, divers and support personal for diving equipment, etc.). Also, there are 2 standby double cabins.
 
Accommodation of rescued people is provided in the cabin, recreation saloon, as well as on reserve sleeping places in the cabins. There is also an in-patient room with six beds.
 
The total number men onboard is foreseen by 101. Individual and collective life-saving appliances are provided with a 50% reserve.
 
Roll damping system of Hoppe Company is foreseen for improving habitability parameters.
 
High-speed rescue boat with a capacity of 17 people, which is capable to develop speed up to 25 kn is provided for operative emergency party delivery to a emergency vessel. This boat operation is available till the 6 force seas. The boat is equipped with a hook of fast delivered type for engaging with the vessel crane. High-speed boat can perform hydrographic, surveying and search works apart from emergency team delivery. The boat is equipped with hydrographic sonar and side-scan sonar for this purpose.
 
The equipment provided for the mass people collecting from the water on the vessels of MPSV07 project is as follows:
 
• duty boat, equipped with the net for rising people out of the water;
• Viking life raft of marine evacuation system (MES) for the people collecting and the subsequent displacement people on board by the slide of MES;
• salvage facility for rising people out of the water on board with a capacity of 12 lying and sitting people;
• net with the length of 7 meters for rising people out of the water on board of Dacon Rigid Scrambling Net type (on each side of the vessel);
• stretchers for rising people out of the water on board of Spenser floating stretcher type.
 
For emergency evacuation, as well as for the delivery on board of additional personal (medical team, emergency party, etc.), two sites in the fore and aft ends are foreseen for the receiving / transferring cargoes on (from) helicopter. For rising people on the helicopter the special seating slings and stretchers are foreseen in the supply of the vessel.
 
Towage of emergency vessels, and also fulfillment marine towage of vessels is assumed by automatic double drum towing winch with a pull of 75 tons on the lower drum and 50 m on the upper drum. Moreover, the 75 t towing hook of disk-type with the remote electro / hydraulic release is foreseen. An auxiliary 10 t winch is provided for tightening of tow wire.
 
Loading containers with equipment and supplies on the vessel, transferring of ebb facilities for an emergency boat and fulfillment of other loading operations is ensured by two electro cargo overhung cranes with a lifting capacity of 20 tons and outreach of 15 m in the aft end of the main deck from the right and left sides. Truck cranes are capable for working at full lifting capacity in conditions of the open sea with the waves of up to 3 points.
 
Vessels of MPSV07 project are equipped with special water extinguishing systems, foam extinguishing and powder extinguishing, providing the possibility of emergency firefighting on vessels and shore facilities, accessible for approaching from the sea. Water or foam supply to the emergency object carries out through three hydraulic monitors with feeding of 1000 cub.m/h and length of the jet of 120 m set two on wheelhouse top and one on the top of the mast.
 
2 pumps with capacity of 1500 cub.m/h each are set to supply water to a special fire system with a drive from the main diesel generators. The water curtains system is foreseen to protect the vessel against effect of burning object.
 
The set of water discharging units are foreseen for pumping water from flooded compartments of emergency objects; the set includes as follows:
 
• 2 submersible pumps with capacity of 405 cub.m/h each;
• 2 submersible explosion-proof pumps with capacity of 103 cub.m/h each;
• 2 submersible pumps with capacity of 70 cub.m/h each;
• 2 portable ejectors with capacity of 69 cub.m/h each.
 
Diving systems are installed in container on vessels of the MPSV07 project, ensuring the fulfillment of works at depths up to 60 meters. The facility is located in two 20-foot containers installed on the main deck of the vessel. Divers' descent is fulfilled with help of diver ladder from vessel's deck when there is no ice. At ice conditions divers' descent is fulfilled through diving well in the middle part of the vessel. Facilities for underwater welding and cutting metal (electric welding, oxy-electric cutting), as well as a set of diving hydraulic tools of Stanley type are foreseen in diving equipment.
 
The system of dynamic positioning is foreseen for ensuring the keeping the vessel at the place during the diving operations, as well as during the working near drilling platforms. Vessel's keeping is provided with full-circle rudder propellers and two bow thrusters with capacity of 995 kW each. Bow thruster's propeller diameter is of 2000 mm.
 
The positioning of the vessel is provided by three DGPS systems, by two sonar systems and the system of "stretched rope". Stable keeping of the vessel at the place is possible till seas of force 4, the wind speed of 10 m/s and current speed of 3 kn.
 
Oil spills response is one of the main functions of MPSV07 project vessels. There are six tanks for oil collection with total capacity of 668 cub.m, and also the following equipment:
 
• board oil gathering system of LSC-5C/2800 type of LAMOR firm, ensuring cleaning of waters with waves of up to 3 meters;
• reel with heavy oil-protected booms with length of 250 m;
• reel with booms of constant floating with length of 250 m;
• brush type skimmer.
 
Diesel-hydraulic aggregate is provided for drive of the equipment of OSR.
 
Also 2 boom-handling boats with hinged bow ramp are located on the deck.
 
Remotely operated uninhabited deep-sea device Sperre SUB Fighter 7500 is provided in order to provide underwater search works except the diving equipment, and also a towed side-scan sonar of 4200 SP type, used at depths of up to 1000 m with an electro winch for cable-rope with length of about 3000 m is provided.

On April 1, 2022 Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard in Nizhny Novgorod (Mikhail Pershin is a general director) launched the fourth in the series multipurpose dry-cargo vessel with Tier III deadweight of 8144 tons, project RSD59 (building number 06033).
 
The source of photo materials is the PortNews news agency.
 
The RSD59 prj. was designed by Marine Engineering Bureau.
 
For marine engines, in accordance with the International Convention MARPOL, since 2000, they have been limiting the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) into the atmosphere. For ships operating in IMO emission control zones, which are relevant for vessels of limited navigation areas and mixed river-sea navigation, for example, in the Baltic and North Seas and laid down from January 1, 2021, the new TIER III standard came into force.
 
To meet its strict enough requirements on the vessels of the RSD59 project of the Oka shipyard, an exhaust gas cleaning system was used to reduce NOx emissions, based on the principle of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to remove nitrogen oxides (NOx). The SCR system reduces the level of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas from the engine using catalytic elements and a reagent. During the process, a reagent in the form of an aqueous urea solution is injected into the exhaust gas stream. The water from the urea solution evaporates when it is injected into the hot exhaust gas.
 
The nitrogen obtained in this way is released into the atmosphere, and the water is cooled and goes overboard.
 
The head vessel of the series m\v "Pola Makaria" was included in the list of Significant Ships of 2018 of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA).
 
Krasnoe Sormovo Shipyard has already built 29 multipurpose RSD59 dry cargo vessels, 11 more RSD59 vessels are under construction.
 
Nevsky Shipyard has put into operation three RSD59 vessels, 2 more ones are under construction.
 
Oka Shipyard has signed contract for more 18 RSD59 vessels. Fifteen are accepted for operation.
 
By other words, the total order for RSD59 vessels is 63 vessels for the moment (47 ones has been constructed, 16 are in work).
 
RSD59 vessels refer to the "Volga-Don Max" type due to MEB internal classification. They have maximum possible dimensions for the Volga-Don Canal.
 
Vessels of the series can be operated for transportations of general, bulk, timber, grain and large-sized cargoes, dangerous goods of 1.4S, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, 9 classes of IMDG Code and cargoes of category B of IMSBC Code. Sailing regions are Mediterranean, Caspian, Black, Baltic, White, North Seas, including voyages around Europe and to Irish Sea in winter.
 
The new dry-cargo project RSD59, which is constructed in "super full" ship lines with two dry cargo holds, one of which has a record length for Volgo-Don Max vessels, is the successor of the three-hold RSD49 series.
 
Advantages of the RSD59 project in comparison with the best of the previously constructed dry cargo vessels of the Volga-Don Max class of the RSD49 project (by the example of m/v "Pola Fiva" with increased marine function):
 
• the existence of a long L = 77.35 m hold (RSD49 vessel has L = 52 m cargo hold) that allows transportation of oversized and heavy cargo; this is relevant for the market of the Caspian region countries;
• the hold's height is increased up to 9000 mm, that is 620 mm bigger than for RSD49 project. Such height allows to load 9'6'' containers ("high cube containers"), 3 ones in single stack;
• deadweight at draught of 3.60 m is 5320 t (RSD49 has 4507 t), increase is 813 t;
• deadweight at a draught of 4.20 m 6944 tons (RSD49 project has 6021 t), increased by 923 t;
• deadweight at the maximum draught of 4.706 m is 8144 t (RSD49 has 7143 t at maximum draught of 4.70 m), increase is 1000 t;
• removable type hatch covers are installed. Opening and closing of each section is operated with the help of a special frame crane, which is located in the area of the front bulkhead of the residential superstructure;
• movement and controllability are provided by two rudder propeller units (better maneuverability in the narrow waters, more cargo space due to the reduction of size of engine room).
 
The project is designed for a class notation KM Ice2(hull; machinery) R2 AUT1-ICS LI BWM(T) CONT (deck, cargo holds Nos.1,2) DG (bulk, pack) DE-Tier III A-Thruster(M) General dry cargo ship of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and meets all the requirements of international conventions acted at the moment of the vessel's keel laying.
 
In this case, RSD59 vessels' deadweight is the largest for dry cargo vessels satisfying the dimensions of the Volga-Don Shipping Channel.
 
For characteristic for the VDSC draught of 3.60 m, river deadweight is 5320 t; the largest marine deadweight for draught 4.706 m is 8144.
 
The maximum length is 141.0 m, the overall width is 16.98 m, depth is 6.00 m.
 
The capacity of cargo holds is 11400 cubic m.
 
Both cargo holds are box-shaped, smooth-walled, and convenient at cargo operations and placing the goods without stowage. Their dimensions are 77.35 x 12.25 x 9.0 m and 27.03 x 12.25 x 9.0 m.
 
The operating speed is 10.5 knots.
 
Two medium-speed diesels (main engine) of 1100 kW each use heavy fuel oil with viscosity of IFO380 Heavy fuel stores are placed in deep-tanks in area of the ER fore bulkhead, separated from outside water by double bottom and double sides.
 
Sea sailing autonomy is 20 day.
 
Crew consists of 11 people, total places onboard are 14. Sanitary and pilot cabins are provided.
 
Designed vessel hull's life term is 24 years. The double bottom is designed for distributed load with intensity of 12 tons per square meter, and also allows to use 16 t bucket grab.

PortNews news agency reported with reference to the press-service of the government of the Sakhalin region about the completion of construction of the lead cargo-passenger ferry of CNF11CPD project "Alexander Deyev" at Amur shipyard this year. The ferry is 95% ready.
 
Plant - builder is Amur shipyard (Komsomolsk-on-Amur, general director Vladimir Kulakov).
 
Project documentation for the vessel under construction was developed by the Marine Engineering Bureau, working-design and technological documentation by Vympel Design Bureau.
 
CNF11CPD project of the car-railway-cargo-passenger new generation ferryboat for the Vanino-Kholmsk line provides in comparison with the existing "Sakhalin" type vessels:
 
• enhanced cargo capacity (truck cars capacity is 2 times bigger);
• weather restrictions absence (unrestricted sailing region);
• ability of working in severe ice conditions (speed is 6-8 kn at 80 cm ice and about 3 kn at 1.0 m ice);
• ability to carry out independent (several times per day) moorings without towing assistance, ability for long reverse movement through constrained water area of the port of Kholmsk;
• ability to keep up daily cycle of round voyage (operation speed is 18 kn);
• 2-hours staying for loading-unloading operations.
 
Transportation is foreseen of at least of 32 railway wagons or 27 car trains on the main deck, 12 car trains on the lower deck and about 9 cars (1.5 tons).
 
The new CNF11CPD ferry boats will allow the Sakhalin producers to forward products to the mainland in time; will provide food security and expand possibility of transportation for certain types of cargo.
 
The number of passengers (200 people) accepted in the new project reflects the peak line need at a season of summer vacations and is set according to the offer of the Sakhalin Region Government; it is essentially important to provide solving of a social problem of recreation providing for the region's population 200 passengers distribution is as follows: 16 ones at double cabins with water closets, 96 ones at four-berth cabins with water closets and 88 ones at saloon chairs.
 
The new concept is the result of a series of studies conducted in 2012-2013 by the Marine Engineering Bureau in collaboration with leading domestic and foreign scientific institutes, including Aker Arctic Technology (recommendations for contours, tests in the ice pool), Central Research Institute of the Marine Fleet (examination of technical solutions for all stages, formation of contours, economic calculations and modeling of operation), Krylov State Scientific Center (towing tests, self-propelled, nautical, as well as testing in ice basin), design bureau of the carriage facilities of JSC Russian Railways (checking the possibility of transporting rolling stock by ferry).
 
CNF11CPD characteristics in ice conditions according to the results of tests in the pool are: the maximum ice permeability at V = 3 knots forward will be 1.16 meters, at a speed of V = 6 knots it will be 0.84 meters, in reverse with a speed of V = 1.5 knots will be 0.68 m.
 
In addition, the bow and stern extremities are structurally designed for a higher ice category (Arc 7).
 
Together with the icebreaking at the level of the Icebreaker6 icebreaker, this allows (unlike the existing vessels) independent operation of the new ferry in severe ice conditions on a short passage (up to about 30 miles in the vicinity of Vanino). In turn, this will allow to avoid ferry's significant downtime in anticipation of general icebreaking assistance, or excessive costs in case of individual assistance.
 
At one time, the ferry was built to serve the railway transportation, but recently, the increasing part of the ferry routes began to take the vehicles transport. A new type of cargo (heavy trailers (trucks) and cars) has appeared. In connection with the construction of the Lidoga-Vanino highway, the share of road transport will increase. In addition to transporting cars and trailers, shippers have another potentially new type of cargo for the ferry line: containers and roll trailers with heavy equipment. Therefore, while maintaining the function of transporting railroad cars (the length of rail tracks is 440 linear meters at 420 on the existing one), the capacity for cars has doubled (740 linear meters against 394 on the existing one). As a result, 39 new trucks with semi-trailers (12-13.5 m length ) and an additional 9 cars can be accommodated on the new vessel.
 
In addition to the stern cargo handling scheme, uniquely tied to the terminals of the ports of Vanino and Kholmsk, onboard ramp was installed to work with rolling equipment directly to the berth. That makes possible to use new vessel, for example, for additional tradeswith passengers to other Russian and foreign ports.
 
The keel of the lead CNF11CPD vessel (building No. 00300) "Alexander Deev" was laid down on 29.0617. She was launched on 01.08.2019.
The keel of the second vessel (building No. 00301) "Vasiliy Oshepkov" was laid down on 29.06.2017. She was launched on 30.10.2020.

Multipurpose dry-cargo vessel with deadweight of 8144 tons of project RSD59 "Vyacheslav Arshinov" (building No. 5917) was launched at "Okskaya Shipyard" on March 24, 2022 for "Idel" company which meets the increased ecological requirements DE-Tier III.
 
Lessee - "Idel" shipping company.
 
The RSD59 was designed by the Marine Engineering Bureau.
 
For vessel engines in accordance with the International Convention MARPOL since 2000 limit emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) into the atmosphere. For vessels operating in IMO emission control areas, which are relevant for vessels in limited sailing areas and mixed river-sea navigation, e.g. in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea and laid since January 1, 2021, the new standard TIER III has come into force.
 
In order to meet its rather strict requirements, Oka Shipyard's RSD59 project vessels under construction for GTLC use an exhaust gas cleaning system to reduce NOx emissions, based on the principle of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to remove nitrogen oxides (NOx). The SCR system reduces the level of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas from the engine by means of catalytic elements and a reducing agent. During the process, the reducing agent in the form of an aqueous urea solution is injected into the exhaust gas stream. The water from the urea solution evaporates as it is injected into the hot exhaust gas.
 
The nitrogen produced in this way escapes into the atmosphere, and the water is cooled and goes overboard.
 
Totally Oka Shipyard is building 18 vessels of the RSD59 project (the first five for the Petrotrans shipping company, ten for the Astrol shipping company plus three more for the Idel company). Fifteen vessels have already been put into service.
 
RSD59 vessels refer to the "Volga-Don Max" type due to MEB internal classification. They have maximum possible dimensions for the Volga-Don Canal.
 
Vessels of the series can be operated for transportations of general, bulk, timber, grain and large-sized cargoes, dangerous goods of 1.4S, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, 9 classes of IMDG Code and cargoes of category B of IMSBC Code. Sailing regions are Mediterranean, Caspian, Black, Baltic, White, North Seas, including voyages around Europe and to Irish Sea in winter.
 
The new dry cargo project RSD59, which is designed in "extra full" outlines with two dry cargo holds, one of which is of record length for "Volgo-Don Max", is the successor of the three-crew series RSD49.
 
Advantages of the RSD59 project in comparison with the best of the previously constructed dry cargo vessels of the Volga-Don Max class of the RSD49 project (by the example of m/v "Pola Fiva" with increased marine function):
 
• the existence of a long L = 77.35 m hold (RSD49 vessel has L = 52 m cargo hold ) that allows transportation of oversized and heavy cargo; this is relevant for the market of the Caspian region countries;
• the hold's height is increased up to 9000 mm, that is 620 mm bigger than for RSD49 project. Such height allows to load 9'6'' containers ("high cube containers"), 3 ones in single stack;
• deadweight at draught of 3.60 m is 5320 t (RSD49 has 4507 t), increase is 813 t;
• deadweight at a draught of 4.20 m 6944 tons (RSD49 project has 6021 t), increased by 923 t;
• deadweight at the maximum draught of 4.706 m is 8144 t (RSD49 has 7143 t at maximum draught of 4.70 m), increase is 1000 t;
• removable type hatch covers are installed. Opening and closing of each section is operated with the help of a special frame crane, which is located in the area of the front bulkhead of the residential superstructure;
• movement and controllability are provided by two rudder propeller units (better maneuverability in the narrow waters, more cargo space due to the reduction of size of engine room).
 
The project is designed for a class notation KM Ice2(hull; power) R2 AUT1-ICS BWM(T) CONT (deck, cargo holds Nos.1,2) DG (bulk, pack) of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and meets all the requirements of international conventions acted at the moment of the vessel's keel laying.
 
In this case, RSD59 vessels' deadweight is the largest for dry cargo vessels satisfying the dimensions of the Volga-Don Shipping Channel.
 
For characteristic for the VDSC draught of 3.60 m, river deadweight is 5320 t; the largest marine deadweight for draught 4.706 m is 8144 t.
 
The maximum length is 141.0 m, the overall width is 16.98 m, depth is 6.00 m.
 
The capacity of cargo holds is 11400 cubic m.
 
Both cargo holds are box-shaped, smooth-walled, and convenient at cargo operations and placing the goods without stowage. Their dimensions are 77.35 x 12.25 x 9.0 m and 27.03 x 12.25 x 9.0 m.
 
The operating speed is 10.5 knots.
 
Two medium-speed diesels (main engine) of 1100 kW each use heavy fuel oil with viscosity of IFO380 Heavy fuel stores are placed in deep-tanks in area of the ER fore bulkhead, separated from outside water by double bottom and double sides.
 
Sea sailing autonomy is 20 day.
 
Crew consists of 11 people, total places onboard are 14. Sanitary and pilot cabins are provided.
 
Designed vessel hull's life term is 24 years. The double bottom is designed for distributed load with intensity of 12 tons per square meter, and also allows to use 16 t bucket grab.
 
Keel of the RSD59 lead vessel (at Oka Shipyard) "Petrotrans-5901" (building No. 5901) was laid down on 30.07.19. She was launched on 03.03.20 and accepted for operation on 29.05.2020.
Keel of the second vessel "Petrotrans-5902" (building No. 5902) was laid down on 27.09.19. She was launched on 21.04.20 and accepted for operation on 03.07.2020.
Keel of the third vessel "Petrotrans-5903"(building No. 5903) was laid down on 30.10.19. She was launched on 10.06.20 and accepted for operation on 30.07.2020.
Keel of the fourth vessel "Petrotrans-5904" (building No. 5904) was laid down on 29.11.19. She was launched on 21.07.20 and accepted for operation on 03.09.2020.
Keel of the fifth vessel "Petrotrans-5905" (building No. 5905) was laid down on 27.12.19. She was launched on 26.08.20 and accepted for operation on 09.10.2020.
Keel of the sixth vessel "Astrol-1" (building No. 5906) was laid down on 28.01.20. She was launched on 24.09.20 and accepted for operation on 14.11.2020.
Keel of the seventh vessel "Astrol-2" (building No. 5907) was laid down on 27.02.20. She was launched on 20.10.20 and accepted for operation on 27.11.2020.
Keel of the eighth vessel "Astrol-3" (building No. 5908) was laid down on 29.04.20. She was launched on 22.12.20 and accepted for operation on 28.04.2021.
Keel of the ninth vessel "Astrol-4" (building No. 5909) was laid down on 29.06.20. She was launched on 18.02.21 and accepted for operation on 28.04.2021.
Keel of the tenth vessel "Astrol-5" (building No. 5910) was laid down on 12.08.20. She was launched on 31.03.21 and accepted for operation on 18.05.2021.
Keel of the eleventh vessel "Astrol-6" (building No. 5911) was laid down on 25.09.20. She was launched on 29.04.21 and accepted for operation on 16.06.2021.
Keel of the twelfth vessel "Valentin Smyslov" (building No. 5912) was laid down on 30.10.20. She was launched on 26.05.21 and accepted for operation on 30.07.2021.
Keel of the thirteenth vessel "Astrol-7" (building No. 5913) was laid down on 19.11.20. She was launched on 29.06.21 and accepted for operation on 26.08.2021.
Keel of the fourteenth vessel "Alexander Ivanov" (building No. 5914) was laid down on 15.12.20. She was launched on 03.08.21 and accepted for operation on 29.09.2021.
Keel of the fifteenth vessel "Astrol-8" (building No. 5915) was laid down on 17.12.20. She was launched on 30.09.21 and accepted for operation on 08.11.2021.
Keel of the sixteenth vessel "Gennadiy Egorov" (building No. 5916) was laid down on 25.05.21. She was launched on 23.12.2021.
Keel of the seventeenth vessel "Vyacheslav Arshinov" (building No. 5917) was laid down on 26.05.21. She was launched on 24.03.2022.
Keel of the eighteenth vessel (building No. 5918) was laid down on 26.05.21.

On March 24, 2022, the Yantar shipyard laid down the keel of the Icebreaker 6 project 7 MW Icebreaker-class multi-purpose salvage vessel MPSV06M.
 
MPSV06 vessel "Beringov Proliv" was built for FBE "Marine Salvage Service of RosMorRechFlot" by "Nordic Yards Wismar GmbH" (Wismar, Germany).
 
FSE "State Customer Management of Maritime Transport Development Programs" of Maritime and River Fleet Federal Agency of RF Ministry of Transport is a Customer.
 
Technical project MPSV06 was designed by Marine Engineering Bureau. Plan Approval Documentation (class project) for the vessel was issued by engineering center of "Nordic Yards Wismar GmbH".
 
Multi-purpose MPSV06 salvage ice-breaker vessel "Beringov Proliv" has Icebreaker 6 class and unrestricted area of navigation; she has ice-breaker stem and cruiser aft end, enlarged double-tier forecastle and living quarters located fore. There are also has diesel-electric power station with ER located in the middle part of hull, two Azipod units and bow thrusters. Vessel's main particulars are as follows:
 
Length overall is about 87.75 m;
Breadth overall is about 19.10 m;
Breadth is 18.50 m;
Depth is 9.00 m;
Draught is 6.52 m;
Full speed is 15 kn;
Crew consists of 22 seamen including 2 medics;
Special personal includes 12 people;
Autonomy is 30 days.
 
RS class notation is KM Icebreaker 6 AUT1-ICS OMBO FF2WS DYNPOS-2 EPP Salvage ship.
 
Multi-purpose MPSV06 salvage vessel should carry out operations as follows:
 
• patrolling and emergency salvage duty at the navigation regions, fishing regions, oil and gas marine recovery regions;
• give technical support and help in the regions dangerous for navigation and marine products catching, servicing of terminal transport operations;
• search and help operations for vessels;
• search, salvage, evacuation operations for people, rendering medical aid for people;
• taking emergency vessels off groundings and reefs, pumping out vessels' flooded spaces;
• towage of emergency vessels and objects to the place of refuge, also fulfillment marine towage of vessels and floating objects, including ice towages;
• fulfillment of marine salvage operations, including in ice conditions;
• fulfillment of ice-breaker operations in port and near-port areas, also in frozen non-arctic seas when ice thickness is less than 1.5 m;
• give assistance in fire combating on floating objects and coastal ones accessible from seaside;
• rear and technical service, including underwater diving works at the depth till 60 m;
• fire-extinguishing of burning oil on water surface, elimination of marine oil spills, including oils with flashpoint less than 60°C.;
• survey and cleaning underwater hull part of vessels, floating and coastal objects;
• investigation of sea floor and damaged objects when depth is less than 1000 m.
 
Vessel is equipped with diesel-electric propulsion gear that included 4 diesel-generators with summarized capacity of 10.6 MW and 2 AC propulsion motors which provide operation of 2 Azipod units with power of 3.5 MW on each screw. Azipod units are equipped with fixed pitch propellers without nozzles.
 
Vessel is equipped with two bow thrusters of "screw within tube" type with capacity of 1400 kW each. Bow thrusters together with two rudder propellers provide satisfying to DYNPOS-2 requirements for waves up to force 4, wind up to 10 m/s and current up to 3 kn.
 
Marine towage operations are provided by with aft located towage winch with pull effort of 100 t.
 
Vessel is equipped with high speed working boat with speed of 35 kn and capacity of 24 persons for salvage party and salvage supply deliverance, for people collecting on the water surface and for water depth sounding works.
 
Two marine evacuate systems are foreseen for people salvage from water surface. These systems contain closed life rafts, platforms for people and slides for reaching to the rafts. More over vessel is equipped with special life raft for rising people from water and with special net for mass people collecting on the water surface.
 
Two container placed diving complexes are foreseen:
 
• for works at the water depth up to 60 m (with underwater TV apparatus, underwater cutting and welding equipment);
• deep-sea diving complex for depth up to 120 m.
 
Vessel is equipped with set of oil spill combating gauges. This set includes onboard trawl system, 2 brush type skimmers, 2 boom complexes and 2 boom-handling boats.
 
Vessel is equipped with fire-fighting equipment for combating with fire on another vessels in accordance with requirements of symbol FF2 at class notation. Water curtain and spraying systems, powder firefighting system are also foreseen.
 
Fixed and portable water-removing pumps with capacity up to 1700 cub. m per hour are used for water pumping out from flooded compartment.
 
Platform for helicopter touchdown is foreseen in the fore end.
 
High deep-sea (up to 1000 m) remotely operated apparatus of "Scorpio" type and side-scan sonar device are foreseen onboard the vessel.
 
Roll damping device (Intering Tank Stabilization System) based on liquid ousting by compressed air is foreseen for improving dwelling parameters.
 
2 knuckle boom cranes with maximum outreach of 22.5 m and maximum lifting capacity of 32 t, and also A-frame crane with maximum lifting capacity of 80 t are foreseen for lowering and lifting of "Scorpio" apparatus, boats, diving equipment and handling of oil spill combating equipment.
 
Keel of the lead MPSV06 vessel (at Nordic Yards Wismar GmbH) "Beringov Proliv", building No. 217, was laid down on 12.11.13. She was launched 21.09.2014 and accepted for operation on 10.10.2015.
Keel of the second vessel "Murman", building No. 218, was laid down on 12.11.13. She was launched 21.09.2014 and accepted for operation on 22.11.2015.