Mooring tests of the Beysug tugboat have begun
February 13, 2025

The Nevsky Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant (Nevsky SSZ, Shlisselburg, Leningrad Region) has begun mooring tests on a 2.5-3 MW multifunctional rescue tugboat of the MPSV12 project developed by the Marine Engineering Bureau, the press service of the plant reports.

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The multifunctional rescue tugboat (MSS) of the MPSV12 project is a shallow-seated vessel with an Arctic ice class Arc 5, an inclined stem, with a two-tiered elongated tank superstructure, an engine room in the middle part, a diesel power plant, with two adjustable propellers. two forward thrusters and one aft thruster.

Main dimensions: maximum length 79.85 m; length between perpendiculars 73.39 m; overall width (without stop beam) 17.36 m; width 16.80 m; side height 6.70 m.

The MPSV12 MCC is designed to perform the following tasks: patrolling, rescue duty in areas of navigation, fishing, offshore oil and gas fields in accordance with the class; search and assistance to ships in distress; emergencyrescue, ship repair and diving operations at depths up to 60 m, as well as underwater technical work with underwater welding and cutting; towing emergency vessels and facilities to a place of refuge, as well as performing sea towing of vessels, floating facilities and structures in ice and on clean water; extinguishing fuel burning on water, eliminating emergency spills oil and petroleum products (OSR);search and inspection of underwater potentially dangerous objects; search, rescue, evacuation and accommodation of people, medical assistance; assistance in extinguishing fires on floating and onshore facilities; delivery of general and bulk cargoes; delivery of personnel;management of a working-class TNGA with a diving depth of up to 3000 m.