In the incident in the Baltic shipyard, the 23470 project vessel sank after the flood of the auxiliary engine room. The case is being investigated by a special commission.
The new tug of Russian Navy, Captain Ušakov Project 23470, on the evening of 8 August sank at the Nábřezi Baltic shipyard in St. Petersburg, the local portal reported Your photo.
The vessel was placed in the rented areas Jaroslavská shipyardwhich provided its construction. According to Alexander Lebeděv, head of the Baltic shipyard’s contact department, the shipyard and rescue teams tried to stabilize the ship:
“We have fought for the ship all the time. Baltic shipyers helped their colleagues stop tilt,” Lebedev said.
According to preliminary information led flooding the auxiliary engine room to tilt and subsequent sinking of the vessel. The investigation team is working on the spot to find out the causes of the accident.
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The naval tug of the project 23470 They are designed to tow boats, floating objects and structures on the seas and oceans without limiting the navigation areas. They can work in the Ice ARC4 class and perform tasks in search and rescue operations, fire extinguishing and more.
Currently two tugs of this class – Sergei Balk a Kapitan Najden – serves in Black Sea Flotilewhile the first was recorded in the Baltic Sea before AIS shutdown. Another ship, Andrej Stepanovis included in Pacific Fleet.
Captain Ušakov He was the fifth tug of the project, whose construction began in 2017 in Jaroslavská shipyard. On June 14, 2022, it was launched on the water and in October -Stage 2023 it was moved along the inland waterways of Russia to the Baltic shipyard to complete. It was assumed to be completed by the end of 2024 and then included in 566. The North Fleet support ships section with a base in Murmansk.
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