The newly built firefighting vessel Strażak-28 has just left the hall of the Remontowa Shipbuilding SA shipyard. Later this year it will join the fleet of vessels at Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority SA. In the nearest future the hull of the vessel will be joined with the superstructure.
The fire vessel “Strażak-28” will have the ability to carry out emergency towing in the event of a threat to life and property and to sail on icy waters. The vessel will be manoeuvrable and fast, which will be ensured by two azimuth thrusters, which will make it turn on its own axis and even move sideways if necessary. The vessel will be manned by four ship’s crew and four firemen from the Port Fire Brigade.
‘Strażak-28’ will measure 29.2m in length and 10.47m in width. Its construction draught is 3.45 m. It will develop a maximum speed of up to 12.00 knots. Its bollard pull is 45 tonnes. It will be equipped with three water and foam monitors of 1350 m3/h each and two FiFi pumps of 2700 m3/h each.
The vessel will ensure fire safety in the sea Ports of Szczecin, Police and Świnoujście and assistance to ships carrying dangerous cargo (the vessel will be adapted, among other things, to fight fires on LNG tankers).
The project entitled “Purchase of a fire-fighting vessel for the Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority” is co-financed by the European Union from the Cohesion Fund under the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment. The value of the project is approximately PLN 40.6 million. Co-financing from the European Union approx. 34.5 million PLN. Implementation period: 28.04.2021 r. – 30.10.2022 r.
The project is part of a complex project co-financed by the EU funds under the measure of the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment 2014-2020: 3.2 Development of maritime transport, inland waterways and multimodal connections. Priority axis III Development of the TEN-T road network and multimodal transport.
Investor supervision is performed by the Contract Engineer: Consortium CELNET Sp. z o.o. S.K. and Polski Rejestr Statków S.A.