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Brand-New Russian Navy Tug Sinks at St. Petersburg Shipyard Before Entering Service
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In St. Petersburg, Russia's newest tug “Captain Ushakov” sank near the pier of the Baltic plant during the completion and retrofitting.
Brand-New Russian Navy Tug Sinks at St. Petersburg Shipyard Before Entering Service
A newly built Russian Navy tugboat, Kapitan Ushakov (Project 23470), sank on August 9 near the pier of the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg during final outfitting works, according to Russian media outlet Fontanka. The incident occurred in the evening of August 8 when the vessel developed a list to starboard. Emergency services and shipyard personnel attempted to stabilize the tug throughout the night but were unable to prevent it from capsizin…
The further the war goes, the more the Russians have new problems with the fleet. The Center for Counteracting Disinformation reports that the tugboat "Captain Ushakov" was sunk. A new vessel that was launched three years ago was drowned because of the sinking of the auxiliary machinery during its construction. First, the ship leaned on the starboard side and after it actually drowned. It was built on a shipyard in St. Petersburg and planned to …
New Russian Navy boat sinks at shipyard
On August 8, 2025, the Project 23470 tugboat Kapitan Ushakov began listing sharply to starboard while undergoing final outfitting near the pier of the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg. Efforts by shipyard teams and emergency services to stabilise the vessel continued throughout the night but ultimately failed. By the morning of August 9, the tugboat had capsized and settled on the seabed adjacent to the pier. Built according to the modern Proje…
The large Arctic tugboat of the Russian Navy, the Kapitan Ushakov, sank near the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg. The ship's complications began on the evening of August 8, but the ship sank on the morning of August 9. This is reported by the Russian server Fontanka, for example.
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