A solemn ceremony of laying two survey boats of project BLV04 – Gidrograf Ravdin, construction number 702, and Anatoly Klimov, construction number 703, has been held at Sosnovskiy Shipyard. Before that, on 26 November 2014, another vessel of the same project named Viktor Kuskov was laid at that shipyard.

The vessels are designed to support FSUE “Rosmorport” activities, such as installation and maintenance of floating aids to navigation on the approaches and in the waters of seaports, as well as transportation of general cargo on deck with transshipment by port or ship cranes, and for sea bed inspection.

The vessels will be used by the FSUE “Rosmorport” Far Eastern Basin Branch and Vanino Branch.
 
For information:
General characteristics of the boats under construction:
Length – about 30.15 metres;
Length between pp – 28.74 metres;
Breadth – about 9.70 metres;
Breadth on designed water line – 9.10 metres;
Midships depth – 3.60 metres;
Draught on designed water line – 2.8 metres;
Speed – 11.0 knots;
Endurance – 10 days.