Today in the waters of the Volga river was floated first a walking-tour of the ship “Seagull” with engines running on compressed natural gas.
the ship’s passenger Capacity of 176 people, and inside the cabin is equipped with modern systems of air conditioning and heating, there is a “Audio guide” in five languages and a panoramic view. Chayka can pass under low bridges, including under the Kirov dam in Kazan. The ship is designed for excursions and short trips on inland waterways of the country.
According to General Director of JSC “Zelenodolsky plant them. A. M. Gorky” Alexander Karpov, the plans of the government of Tatarstan to release at least twenty such Gulls. In his opinion, the project is very successful, and considering the condition in our country is a passenger shipbuilding is very relevant.
– In plans – construction of a plant for liquefied natural gas. How will a specific infrastructure, so we will think about the spread of ships on this fuel on a large scale.
Given that the entire period of construction of the ship falls on a landmark for the Republic of Tatarstan the year 2020 (the 100th anniversary of the TASSR), as well as the fact that the ship fully designed and built by the workers of Tatarstan and its further operation is planned for tourist routes in the Republic.
