Norwegian offshore expert Havyard Ship Technology has handed over »Pomor« and »Normann«. The icebreaking offshore sister vessels were built for[ds_preview] the Russian shipping company Femco. Both ships were christened in a double naming ceremony at Havyard October 15, 2016. The vessels of 86.7m will operate under a contract with Exxon Neftegas on the oilfields outside of Sakhalin, Russia. Each unit is fitted with engine power effective enough to go full out winterization and anchor handling operations at the same time. At 19.5m width each, the vessels have been designed to DNV GL’s ice class notation Icebreaker Ice-10. Thus they are ready to break up to one-meter-thick, one-year-old ice. The duo is further classed to the notation Winterized Cold (-30). As such, these vessels’ operational profile may include temperatures of -30°C without freezing up. Accomodating up to 53 crew and passengers, the icebreakers’ safety equipment and environment are protected against ice and frost at shielding, incorporation and electric heating or melting.
