Ukrainian Navy returned A947 Yany Kapu sea tug to service

Ukrainian Navy repaired Yany Kapu sea tug returned from the Russian captivity with its own assets, said the Ukrainian Navy Commandant Ihor Voronchenko in his interview to Ukrainian MoD TV channel.

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Repairs were conducted at Ukrainian Navy base in Ochakiv, where the sea tug arrived on November 20, 2019.

We have repaired Yany Kapu sea tug and it will return to its base in Odesa these days, said Ihor Voronchenko.

Few days prior Nikopol artillery boat seized by Russia in the Black sea neutral waters along with Yanu Kapu and Bediansk on November 25, 2018 was floated out after repairs in Mykolaiv.

Berdiansk boat that has suffered more damage will soon head to Mykolaiv shipbuilding factory.

As it was previously announced all three captured vessels will be repaired and returned to sea before summer 2020.

Yany Kapu specifications:

Displacement: 303 tons
Length: 29.3m
Beam: 8.3m
Draft: 3.09m
Full speed: 11.4 knots
Range: 1,650 miles at 11 knots
Propulsion: 2 diesel engines x 600 h.p., 2 shafts
Complement: 6 men
Amament: 2×12.7mm DShKM machine guns