OREANDA-NEWS. November 01, 2012. The Marlin multi-purpose boat of project МРВ14 was accepted for operation by the FSUE “Rosmorport” Azovo-Chernomorsky Basin Branch after completion of all necessary adjustment works related to transportation and setting afloat of the vessel in Tuapse seaport, reported the press-centre of Rosmorport.

The vessel was delivered by autotransport to Tuapse seaport on September 22, 2012 from the Moscow Shipyard, where it had been built for FSUE “Rosmorport”.

The multi-purpose boat will be used by the Tuapse Department of the Azovo-Chernomorsky Basin Branch for:

- delivery of crew members and state committees representatives to vessels laying off in Tuapse seaport;

- transportation of pilots to/from vessels, and also provision of pilotage assistance to vessels heading to Tuapse seaport;

- quick and efficient inspection of navigational ways at the approaches to Tuapse seaport;

- transportation of cargo weighing not more than 500 kilos,
and as a crew boat for other purposes.

For information:
The Marlin is an MPB14 multi-purpose boat named after the marlin fish belonging to the perch-like fishes. The marlin is one of the world’s fastest fish and are able to row at the pace of about 85 km/h (50 mi/h).