Russian yard launches two new seiners for Far East waters

Russian shipyard Torsiotest has floated out two new seine netting vessels in a series ordered by Far East operator V.I. Lenin Fishing Collective Farm.

Avacha and Oktyabr'skiy ("October") are the latest examples in the Project 04130 series of compact seine netters designed by local engineering firm Forss Technology in compliance with Russian Maritime Register Shipping requirements. The first two examples, Sokoch and Apacha, were delivered to the same customer in 2024.

The Project 04130 seiners are designed to catch fish in raw form with processing only to be done subsequently at onshore factories.

Because there is no need for onboard processing facilities, the vessels can be built to be as small as possible and with shallow draughts to permit access to a wider range of deep-sea and near-shore areas.

Upon completion, each vessel will have all-steel construction, a length of 26.45 metres, a beam of eight metres, a draught of only 2.2 metres, a depth of 3.65 metres, a displacement of 306.3 tonnes, a gross tonnage of 211, and a cargo hold capacity of 90 cubic metres.

Power will be provided by a diesel engine with a rated output of 441 kW driving a fixed-pitch propeller.