The rescue and salvage tug "Mikhail Chekov" (the seventh vessel of project 22870) was launched at the shipyard of the "Astrakhan Shipyard" (part of the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center). The vessel was built by order of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the USC press service reported.
Project 22870 was developed by engineers of the "Vympel" design bureau. The vessel "Mikhail Chekov" is designed to assist emergency ships, rescue sailors, tow ships, and extinguish fires on ships and coastal infrastructure.
The vessel has the ability to keep emergency ships afloat and perform complex diving operations at depths of up to 60 meters.
The vessel can collect oil products from the water surface, as well as conduct search operations. It is named after the officer of the Black Sea Fleet Mikhail Chekov, who led rescue teams during the Great Patriotic War. Together with the sailors, they raised ships and vessels sunk by the enemy.
Characteristics of the vessel "Mikhail Chekov":
- vessel length — 57 m
- vessel width — 14 m
- displacement — 1605 t
- speed — 14 knots
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