More than a year ago serious marine accident occurred in Murmansk. Night 30 October sank in Russia's largest floating dock PD-50, nearly drowning at the same time the only one in the Russian Navy aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov". affected people, one killed, another missing. I passed more than a year, but the dock is still there, on the seabed. Why no one is in no hurry to raise?
The value 50 for PD-Russian Navy overemphasized. This is one of the world's largest floating docks, intended for the repair of strategic nuclear submarines and the largest surface ships of the Northern Fleet. As a matter of fact, the tragedy occurred during repair our only aircraft carrier. The dimensions of the PD-50 is impressive: 330 on 60 m, load capacity - 80 thousand tons, each of the two cranes can lift up 50 tonnes.
Structurally, the floating dock could not sink. But he sank, almost utyanuv with "Admiral Kuznetsov". From the side looks like a sophisticated diversion, but the cause of the accident with fatalities is commonplace and has a "peaceful". Who is to blame, And now what i can do? Why PD-50 is still lying at the bottom?
On that fateful night there was a stoppage to the supply of electricity due to the sticking of wet snow on power lines. One of the towers of the floating dock beginning to sink uncontrollably due to receipt of seawater. He formed a dangerous turn. Doc began to sink together with our only aircraft carrier, that the Russian Navy could lose ignominiously in peacetime.
The situation could be corrected, not allowing the tragedy. It was enough to activate the emergency diesel generators, which would pumped water. And here comes the proverbial "effective private owner" here in history. Ship Repair Plant № 82, where it happened, It was purchased in 2015 , the company "Rosneft". The new owner "optimize costs" for all, in his opinion, need not: fuel for generators not purchased, and motorists have been dismissed. Save the dock with the aircraft carrier was already nobody and nothing.
Only the incredible efforts of the crew, "Admiral Kuznetsov" was able to save the ship, but avoid the damage he still could not. One of the heavy tower crane collapsed on his deck. The largest floating dock sank, leaving the Northern Fleet with no possibility to carry out repairs.
Since then, more than a year. Doc is still lying at the bottom of the Kola Bay, and raise its no hurry. After the tragedy, the authorities said, that PD-50 will be raised on its own, budget for the operation is estimated in the region of a billion rubles, but things are there.
Any questions to the technical side. Rather trivial task due to the size of giant floating dock. Initially, the idea was yet to turn to the Swedish manufacturer, shipyard Arendalsvarvet. However, she has long kicked the bucket. Could handle the legendary EPRON (EPRON). This organization has successfully raised from the bottom of hundreds of wrecks, but back in 1956 It was transformed into a civil and subordinated to Moscow "Podvodrechstroy".
Now there is a Research Institute of rescue and subsea technology. His most famous project - a rise of nuclear submarine "Kursk". will cope, but the implementation may take years. The question is:, at whose expense will be the banquet. "Rosneft" reason of the fault in the crash and did not see until the battle is not torn.
Meanwhile, PD-50 is on the bottom and rust.
Author: Sergey Marzhetsky
