Towing the tanker Olivia



Project Summary: 

  • Duration: November 7-28, 2024
  • Route: Bor, Nizhny Novgorod region – Aksai, Rostov region
  • Project fleet: tugboats “MB-1216” and “Heroes of Zapolyarya” (BTO type)
  • Tow: tanker “Olivia” IMO 9645059

▸ Overall dimensions of the tanker (project RST27): 

▸ Maximum length: 140.85 m

▸ Maximum width: 16.7 m

▸ Maximum overall height: 12.7 m

▸ Side height: 6 m

▸ Transition draft: 1.9 m – 3.0 m

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PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION:

Total length of the train excluding towing cable – 221.9 m

Triple locking for VDSC passage (engagement of leased auxiliary tug RBT-16) 

Ballast operations were performed at Krasnoarmeyskiy road to reduce the height dimension in order to pass the Volgo-Don river canal

The work was performed at the end of the navigation period and in frontier weather conditions.

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