Today, the Gorky Zelenodolsk Shipyard hosted a ceremony of launching the second serial 1st-rank border patrol ship of Project 22100 which was given the name of “Anadyr”.
The event was attended by representatives of the Border Guard of the Russian Federal Security Service, officials of the Zelenodolsk Municipality, top executives of the Ak Bars Holding Company, the Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation, as well as representatives of designer and contracting organisations.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov delivered a welcoming speech on behalf of the Tatarstan Government: “I am sure that ‘Anadyr’ will serve well and reliably guard the borders of our country in the Far East”.
The border guard vessels (patrol boats) of the Okean project developed by the Almaz Central Maritime Design Bureau (St. Petersburg) are the first ships in the contemporary history of Russia designed entirely for the requirements of maritime border guards, are multifunctional, have high combat potential and are capable of participating in full-scale rescue operations. In terms of technical characteristics, they have no equals in the world.