KHERSON, MAY, 22ND, 2008, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE — On May, 16th Kherson ship-building complex together with shipbuilding-ship-repair factory of Komintern ASK «UKRRECHFLOT» launched a tow «Bulbash», designed by Odessa «Sea Engineering Bureau», “Context-Prichernomorie” correspondent reports.

The agency was informed about this today, on May, 22nd, by the press-service of OSEB.

The towboat represents the steel one-decked, twin-screw steam-ship, with a ledge of a main deck, with an average arrangement of a superstructure on a main deck and an engine room.

The towboat is intended for canting works in ports and transport towages within the limits of spot-check.

The crew consists from 3 persons.

Settlement service term of the vessel — 24 years.

The towboat will work in Crimea port and serve a railway ferry.

«Bulbash» has been laid on September 26, 3007.

INFORMATION: Open joint-stock company «Sea engineering bureau» was registered on March, 23, 1995 in Odessa. It was created by a group of scientific employees of shipbuilding faculty of the Odessa national sea university. The Sea Engineering Bureau is engaged in development of pre-contract, classification projects, projects of «conversion», modernization and renewal of the vessels, the internal and mixed navigation, preparation of projects of increase of carrying capacity and capacity of containers of the vessels , development of ship programs and others.