Russian shipyard Nefteflot, through its Samara Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant division, has delivered a new shallow-draught workboat to local inland waterway transport agency Rechvodput.
Gorlitsa belongs to the Project RDB 66.62 series of vessels that are designed for performing surveys of both inland and port waters. The eight vessels in the series will be deployed to serve Rechvodput's various regional waterway administrations.
The newbuild has a length of 24.31 metres, a beam of 5.76 metres, a draught of only 0.93 metre, a depth of 2.2 metres, a gross tonnage of 130, space for a small tender, and accommodations for seven crew and survey technicians.
The number of survey technicians is less compared to similar vessels as the survey equipment on each Project RDB 66.62 workboat is fully automated.
A multi-beam echosounder coupled with hydrographic data processing software can help technicians generate a 3D map of the seabed as well as the recommended volume of sediment to be extracted during dredging to ensure that waterways are safe for navigation.
Design work on Gorlitsa was provided by engineering firm Stapel in compliance to Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and Russian River Register ice 20 rules.
