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Pilots of the Murmansk Branch successfully tow the rig from the seaport of Murmansk

Pilots of the Murmansk Branch successfully tow the rig from the seaport of Murmansk

On August 29, 2021, the pilot service of the Murmansk Branch of FSUE "Rosmorport" successfully carried out a complex of pilot operations on the towing of the semi-submersible floating rig Severnoye Siyanie (flag of Russia) from the Kola Bay.

By means of two marine anchor handling tugboats and two port tugboats, the semi-submersible floating rig was released from four anchor systems on the raid of the seaport of Murmansk and towed from the seaport.

The operations on piloting the rig from the seaport of Murmansk, during which “Special Caution” signal was announced in the Kola Bay, lasted for 12 hours.

With the help of two marine tugboats, the semi-submersible floating rig will be delivered to the drilling site in the Kara Sea.