VESSEL REVIEW | Eco-1 & Swan – Compact oil skimmers for Russian coastal and inland waters

The newbuilds each have an LOA of 15.5 metres (50.9 feet), a beam of six metres (20 feet), a draught of only 1.5 metres (4.9 feet), a displacement of 95.7 tonnes, a gross tonnage of 53, and a crew of two. The vessels are also each fitted with spill response equipment such as booms, dispersant sprays nozzles, and a dedicated nine-cubic-metre (2,000-gallon) tank for storing recovered oil.

The vessels’ hulls have meanwhile been built to permit navigation in waters that have been contaminated with spilled oil residue with a flash point of higher than 60 degrees Celsius. This indicates that the vessels can collect spilled oil even in instances where there is a moderate to high risk of combustion.