According to the press service of the Eastern Military District and reported by LiveJournal, on June 19, 2020, the sea tugboat “Andrey Stepanov” of project 23470, built specifically for the Pacific Fleet, completed tests on the Black Sea and is preparing to move from Sevastopol to Kamchatka, where it will be part of the troop-support vessels and forces in the North-East of Russia. It is planned that the ship will arrive at the place of deployment by the Northern Sea Route.
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| Towing the new sea tugboat “Andrey Stepanov” (serial number 411) of project 23470 from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk on June 20, 2020, for subsequent transfer by inland waterway to the North (Picture source: @ 7FBTK via forums.airbase.ru) |
