04NOV2019 - NEWS - Bunkering tanker of Project RT37 built for Baikal, Georgy Moskalyov, left for sea trials

The unique bunkering tanker / environmental response ship of Project RT37 named Georgy Moskalyov left for sea trials on 30 October 2019, says Marine Engineering Bureau, the ship designer.
 
This ‘tanker-plant’ is being built by East-Siberian Inland Navigation Company (ESINC) for FBI “Administration of Baikal-Angara IWW Basin” under the contract dated 25 December 2017. The ship laid down on 5 April 2018 was launched on 17 June 2019.
 
RT37 ship is a self-propelled bunkering tanker of Russian River Register’s M 3.0 (ice 30) A class. It is an eco-class vessel able to collect oily and waste waters as well as dry garbage. The ship is equipped with treatment plants.

Designed by the Marine Engineering Bureau on the basis of already built ships RT-18 and RT-29, this vessel has got the highest river class - M, provided the draught of 1.80 m.

Detailed design was developed by Nizhny Novgorod based GCPKB. According to GCPKB engineers, it is a "tanker-plant", not only collecting wastes, but also performing the treatment and fueling the serviced vessels. As of today, oily and waste waters on the Baikal lake are only collected by Samotlor facility operated by ESINC.

The RT37 tanker is designed to operate in waves up to 3 meters high with 3% occurrence.