Russian Multi-Purpose Salvage Vessels

Russian Multi-Purpose Salvage Vessels are group of three classes of ships - MPSV06, MPSV07 and MPSV12. The class of MPSV06 ships are the biggest ones but all the classes are relatively large rescuer and salvage vessels.

Spasatel Demidov.
Class overview
Builders: Amur Shipbuilding Plant, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia
Operators: Russian Ministry of Transport
Built: 2010–[1]
Building: 1
Class overview
Builders: Nordic Yards Wismar, Germany
Operators: Russian Ministry of Transport[2]
Cost: 75 million euro per vessel[3]
Built: 2013–
In service: Spring 2015 (planned)[2]
Building: 2
General characteristics [1]
Type: Salvage ship
Tonnage: 1,370 DWT
Displacement: 5,217 tonnes
Length: 86 m (282 ft)
Beam: 19.1 m (63 ft) (max)
18 m (59 ft) (waterline)
Draft: 6 m (20 ft)
Depth: 8.5 m (28 ft)
Ice class: RMRS Icebreaker6
Propulsion: Diesel-electric; two ABB Azipods[4] (2 × 3,500 kW)
Two bow thrusters (2 × 1.4 MW)
Speed: 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (maximum)
11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) (economic)
Capacity: 800 m3 of cargo
Twelve 40-foot ISO containers (FEU)
Crew: 26
12 supernumeraries
95 survivors

MPSV06

MPSV06 class vessels are a series of three icebreaking salvage vessels, one of which is being built in Russia and two that have been ordered from the German shipbuilder Nordic Yards Wismar.

The first vessel of the class, tentatively named Spasatel Petr Gruzinskiy, was reportedly laid down at Amur Shipbuilding Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia, already in 2010, but the construction was later suspended. In December 2018, it was reported that the United Shipbuilding Corporation would complete the unfinished third vessel which reportedly has a technical readiness of about 40 %.[5][6] In February 2020, Amur Shipbuilding Plant was reportedly "ahead of schedule" and the vessel, now named Kerchenskiy Proliv, would be launched in May.[7]

The second and third vessels, Beringov Proliv and Murman, were laid down in November 2013 at Nordic Yards and launched in September 2014.[8] Both ships were delivered on December 2015.[9][10]

The ice class of the vessels, assigned by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, is Icebreaker6.[1][11] They will have two large cranes, for salvage, and a landing platform for helicopters. They will be capable of operating remotely operated underwater vehicles, and will have decompression facilities sufficient to support a team of deep divers.[12]

MPSV07

MPSV07 class vessels are a series of four icebreaking salvage vessels, which were delivered between 2012 and 2015. The lead vessels of Project MPSV07, Spasatel Karaev, was put into operation on 25 October 2012; the second ship, Spasatel Kavdeikin – on 19 July 2013, the third Ship, Spasatel Zaborshchikov – on 17 December 2013. The fourth ship, Spasatel Demidov, was ordered later separately and therefore was commissioned two years later than the 3rd ship - on 4 December 2015. [13] The vessels are 73m long and deadweight at maximum draft is approximately 1,171t. The vessels has a sea endurance of 20 days. The vessels are equipped with machinery to investigate the sea bed and damaged objects lying in depths of up to 1,000m. MPSV07 class can also perform underwater diving operations to depths as low as 300m.[14]

MPSV12

MPSV12 class vessels are a series of four icebreaking salvage vessels, which are to be delivered between 2017 and 2018. This class of vessels are bigger than MPSV07 class of vessels but smaller than MPSV06 class vessels. The vessels are about 80m long and deadweight at maximum draft is approximately 1,820t. The first two ships were laid down on 2 June 2015. [15] The 3rd and 4th ships were laid down on 11 March 2016. The latter vessels were named after Russian rivers, the Beisug and the Piltun. [16]

Operational history

The Spasatel Demidov was called upon to control a fire aboard two liquified natural gas tankers, in the Sea of Azov, on January 21, 2019.[17][18] Despite throwing water on both the ships, fire continued for three to five days or more.[19]

List of Russian Multi-Purpose Salvage Vessels

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Name Class Number Builder Commissioned Home port Status
Spasatel Karev MPSV07 701 Nevsky Shipyard 2012 Novorossiysk Active
Spasatel Kavdeykin MPSV07 702 Nevsky Shipyard 2013 Murmansk Active
Spasatel Zaborschikov MPSV07 703 Nevsky Shipyard 2013 Vladivostok Active
Spasatel Demidov MPSV07 704 Nevsky Shipyard 2015 Novorossiysk Active
Kerchenskiy Proliv,

ex. Spasatel Petr Gruzinskiy

 MPSV06 360 Amur Shipbuilding Plant Construction suspended
Beringov Proliv MPSV06 217 Nordic Yards Wismar 2015 Sakhalin Active
Murman MPSV06 218 Nordic Yards Wismar 2015 Murmansk Active
Bakhtemir MPSV12 1201 Nevsky Shipyard 2019 Astrakhan Active
Kalas MPSV12 1202 Nevsky Shipyard 2019 Korsakov Active
Beisug MPSV12 1203 Nevsky Shipyard 2018 Novorossiysk Active
Piltun MPSV12 1204 Nevsky Shipyard 2018 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Active

References
  1. PROJECT MPSV06. Marine Design Bureau. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  2. New Contracts for Nordic Yards. Nordic Yards, 21 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  3. New ice-class SAR vessels for Russian Arctic. BarentsObserver, 4 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  4. Russian Icebreaker Azipod Double Order for ABB. MarineLink.com, 20 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  5. Техническая готовность судна "Спасатель Петр Грузинский" составляет 40%. Sudostroenie.info, 11 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  6. ОСК предстоит достроить судно "Спасатель Петр Грузинский". Sudostroenie.info, 27 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  7. "Амурский судозавод с опережением графика строит буксир-ледокол" (in Russian). Хабаровский край сегодня. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. Nordic Yards schedules launch of two MPSVs for Rosmorrechflot’s rescue service for September 2114 (photo). PortNews, 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  9. Nordic Yards delivers 7MW rescuer Murman to the customer. PortNews, 11 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  10. Russian flag officially raised at Beringov Proliv rescuer built by Nordic Yards (photo). PortNews, 18 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  11. A state contract for building of two 7MWt multi-purpose salvage ice breaking vessels with class Icebreaker 6 was signed. Marine Design Bureau, 21 December 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  12. "Comparing Arctic Ship Procurement – or A Tale of Two Icebreakers: Canada's AOPS and Russian Arctic Rescue & Salvage Ship Purchase". Canadian American Strategic Review. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  13. Acceptance/delivery certificate signed for multipurpose salvage vessel Spasatel Demidov (photo)
  14. http://www.ship-technology.com/projects/spasatel-demidov-multipurpose-salvage-vessel/%5B%5D
  15. Nevsky Shipyard lays down two multipurpose salvage vessels of project MPSV12
  16. Nevsky Shipyard has laid the keels of 2 multipurpose salvage vessels (photo)
  17. "14 dead after fire on two vessels off Crimea coast". Arab News. Moscow. 21 January 2019. Fourteen people were killed and five were missing off Russia-annexed Crimea in the Black Sea on Monday after a fire engulfed gas tankers sailing under the flag of Tanzania, authorities said.
  18. "Two ships with Indian, Turkish crew catch fire in Kerch Strait, 14 dead; accident took place during fuel transfer". First Post. 2019-01-22. The fire broke out on Monday off Russia's territorial waters. Both vessels were flying Tanzanian flags. One of them was a liquefied natural gas carrier and another one was a tanker. The fire broke out as the two ships were transferring fuel from one to the other.
  19. "6 Indian sailors killed, 6 missing in ship accident off Russia - India News". The Times of India. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  20. Nevsky Shipyard signs contract for construction of four rescue tugboats (graphics)
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