Yaroslavsky Rolls Out Lead Seagoing Tug
Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant says it has launched the seagoing tug of project 23470. The vessel named Sergei Bulk is the lead tug in the series of five vessels ordered to the shipyard by RF Defence Ministry. The vessel designed by Baltsudoproekt bureau was launched on December 27, 2016. The tugboat is intended for towing of vessels, floating facilities and structures in ice-covered and ice-free water; assistance to vessels within port water area and mooring operations; escort operations in sea; extinguishing of fires on floating and shore-based facilities, extinguishing of fuel burning on water surface; refloating of ships and vessels. Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant is situated in the central part of Russia, on the bank of the river Volga. It is an Open Joint Stock Company since 1993.
Wing-in-Ground Craft (Ekranoplan) for Russian Museum
A Russian Navy spokesman said last year that the Navy development program did not provide prospects for Ekranoplans. "Decommissioned three years ago, Lun will be dismantled in the next few months", he added. Group of activists from Nizhniy Novgorod – native city of Ekranoplans – became anxious about fate of the unique vehicle; their leader Denis Zakharov addressed the defense ministry and Nizhniy Novgorod administration with a request to consider preservation of the unique "flying ship" as a museum showpiece.
100 Feared Dead as Vessel Sinks on Russia's River Volga
Divers searching the wreck of a cruise boat which sank on the River Volga in Russia reportedly saw more than 100 corpses trapped inside when they recovered eight bodies, according to a report on http://www.dailymail.co.uk. The overloaded two-deck Bulgaria sank yesterday afternoon during a heavy storm. Nine people were confirmed dead but it remains unclear exactly how many were on the ship. About 60 children were believed to have been on board, according to Russian news reports. Officials said anywhere from 185 to 196 people were on the Bulgaria, which should have carried no more than 120. The ship reportedly went down near the village of Syukeevo in the Kansko-Ustinovsky district near the region's capital, Kazan.
