Caspian Flotilla sailors neutralized underwater saboteurs

During the exercises, the "Grachonok" boat was used to counter "violators"

Sailors of the Caspian Flotilla practiced anti-sabotage defense tasks at the ship basing point. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.

Fighters to combat saboteurs conducted training to prevent a conditional underwater enemy from approaching the ships of the Caspian Flotilla.

The on-duty combat group of the detachment in high-speed boats detected a suspicious floating craft and, upon a special signal, advanced to intercept the conditional violator, simultaneously performing a "drop-off" of divers.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The "violator" actively resisted, the fighters carried out an assault and captured the boat with the use of weapons. Two groups of the sabotage countermeasures detachment were involved in the training, one of which designated a conditional enemy. The military also used a special-purpose anti-sabotage boat of the "Grachonok" project.

Boats of project 21980 "Grachonok" are designed to protect water areas and combat underwater saboteurs. They are equipped with a pressure chamber and a remotely operated unmanned underwater vehicle "Marlin-350" with a search and research complex "Kalmar".

Technical characteristics of the boat of project 21980 "Grachonok":

  • Displacement — 138.69 tons
  • Length — 31.04 m
  • Width — 7.4 m
  • Draft — 1.85 m
  • Maximum speed — 23 knots
  • Cruising range — 200 miles
  • Autonomy — 5 days
  • Crew — 8 people
Project 21980 «Grachonok»
Project 21980 «Grachonok»

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