The ROS2406 project oil skimmer vessel, being built by Nizhny Novgorod shipbuilders at the facilities of the R-Flot Group of Companies (GC), will become part of the fleet of JSC "Transneft-Privolga" (a subsidiary of "Transneft"). This was reported by the GC's press service.
The ROS2406 project was developed by engineers of the R-Flot.Design Design Bureau. The vessel is designed for the localization and elimination of oil product spills. The oil skimmer is equipped with skimmers (devices for collecting oil-water mixture), pumps, and tanks for storing the mixture. Boom barriers will be used to isolate spills.
Characteristics of ROS2406 project vessels:
- Length — 23.2 m
- Width — 6 m
- Draft — 1.8 m
- Speed — 12 knots
The new oil skimmer was laid down in the Nizhny Novgorod region in July 2026. R-Flot specialists previously built two boom-laying vessels, "Artyom Averyanov" and "Yury Makartsev" (project RBT2006), for "Transneft-Privolga" company.