Yana Kapu’s tugboat was repaired – Ukraine news



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During the repair, it was possible to restore the combat capability of the ship, which from now on will be able to perform tasks.

Ukraine has completed the repair of the raid tug Yana Kapu, which the Russians captured in the Kerch Strait in November 2018. “ArmyInform” reports on this.

“Repair of the pier of the Ukrainian Navy tug Yany Kapu has been completed at one of Ukraine’s ship repair companies,” the message reads.

During the repair, it was possible to restore the combat capability of this ship, which from now on will be able to perform tasks, the publication adds. So, during the repair work, the ship was cleaned, the defects were fixed, the damaged parts of the hull and deck were replaced and painted.

In addition, the gas line, fuel pumps, fire system valves and compressors were repaired at Yany Kapu. Also on the trailer, the steering and anchor, electrical equipment and interiors were repaired.

Recall that on November 25, 2018, the Russian border guards seized the Ukrainian port tug Yany Kapu and the small armored artillery ships Berdyansk and Nikopol of the Ukrainian Navy, which were heading from Odessa to Mariupol, in the Strait region. of Kerch, with the use of weapons.

As a result of the incident, 24 Ukrainian sailors were detained and arrested.

The UN International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ordered Russia to immediately release 24 Ukrainian sailors and three ships that were hijacked in the Kerch Strait.

The illegally arrested sailors returned to their homeland Sep 7, 2019 when between Ukraine and Russia a prisoner exchange took place in the format “35 to 35”. And on November 18, 2019, the Russian Federation broadcast Ukraine boats without equipment.

At the end of October this year, the repair of the armored ship “Berdyansk” was completed in Ukraine.



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