Rosmorport takes delivery of bilge water removal boats

Russian marine services provider Rosmorport recently took delivery of two new bilge water removal (BWR) boats in a series built by Okskaya Shipyard. The Project RST 38 vessels Koporye and Koppi will be operated in the seaports of Ust-Luga and Vanino, respectively.

The Project RST 38 boats are designed to collect oily water from vessels as well as sediment and separate it with further delivery of oil residues ashore to storage ashore or overboard in authorised areas. The vessels will also collect separated clean water as well as wastewater and refuse for transportation and delivery to onshore treatment facilities.

With the installation of additional equipment, the boats can be used to transport to deliver oil spill collection equipment and booms. Each BWR can provide an advanced oil spill search system that can also process and analyse data received from a standard radar station using additional software.

The vessels have ice-reinforced hulls and are built according to Russian Maritime Register of Shipping rules.