OREANDA-NEWS. August 12, 2010.  Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant (YSZ JSC) launched today the lead ship of a series of seagoing diving support vessels of SDS08 project. The boat named Yaroslavl capital city was designed by Marine Engineering Bureau. The Yaroslavl city was ordered by the Russian Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transport for Gosmorspassluzhba the Russian Russian Marine Emergency Rescue Service the Marine Engineering Bureau press service said.

The combination of the vessel equipment and powerful engines, allow the ship to solve almost any specialized tasks associated with diving and underwater works at depths up to 100 meters, the Bureau said. In addition, the ship is capable to extinguish fires on other ships with two air-foam fire monitors with performance of to 180 cub.m/h. Besides, the boat’s capacity and equipment allow providing towing service.

The keel-laying of the SDS08 ship was held on August 28, 2009, of the Rostov, the 2nd vessel - on March 9, 2010 and the 3rd vessel, the Uglitch - on March 16, 2010.

Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant is located in central Russia, on the banks of the Volga. The shipyard turned into a joint-stock company in 1993. The shipyard slipways allow assembling of 16-meter-wide hulls.

Marine Engineering Bureau is a private design and engineering firm, recognized by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, Russian River Register and the Register of Shipping of Ukraine.