Project MPSV07 salvage ships are a series of Russian ice-strengthened multipurpose salvage ships.
The vessels are 73 m long and deadweight at maximum draft is approximately 1,171 t. The vessels has a sea endurance of 20 days. The vessels are equipped with machinery to investigate the sea bed and damaged objects lying in depths of up to 1,000 m. MPSV07 class can also perform underwater diving operations to depths as low as 300 m.[1]
The Spasatel Demidov was called upon to control a fire aboard two LNG carriers, in the Sea of Azov, on January 21, 2019. Despite throwing water on both the ships, fire continued for three to five days or more.
In November 2023, Spasatel Karev repaired the Baltika telecommunications cable that had been damaged at the same time with the Balticconnector natural gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland.[2]
| Name | Builder | Yard number< | -- this information can be moved to ship specific articles later --> | IMO number | Keel laid< | -- this information can be moved to ship specific articles later --> | Launched< | -- this information can be moved to ship specific articles later --> | Delivered< | -- this information can be moved to ship specific articles later --> | Port of registry | Status | Image | Ref |
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| Spasatel Karev | Nevsky Shipyard | 701 | 22 September 2009 | 23 November 2010 | 16 November 2012 | Saint Petersburg | In service | [3] | ||||||
| Spasatel Kavdejkin | Nevsky Shipyard | 702 | 6 April 2010 | 29 September 2011 | 6 August 2013 | Korsakov | In service | [4] | ||||||
| Spasatel Zaborshchikov | Nevsky Shipyard | 703 | 17 May 2010 | 22 June 2012 | 20 June 2014 | Vladivostok | In service | [5] | ||||||
| Spasatel Demidov | Nevsky Shipyard | 704 | 25 April 2013 | 12 August 2014 | 4 December 2015 | Novorossiysk | In service | [6] | ||||||
| Spasatel Ilyin | Zalyv Shipbuilding Yard | 01500 | 9 September 2016 | 15 May 2023 | Novorossiysk | In service | ||||||||
| Spasatel Gruzinskiy | Zelenodolsk Shipyard | 447 | 9990612 | 13 November 2021 | 2024 (planned) | Saint Petersburg | Under construction[7] |