Russian tug Spasatel Vasily Bekh

Spasatel Vasily Bekh (SB-739) in Sevastopol, June 2021
History
Russia
NameSpasatel Vasily Bekh
Operator Russian Navy
Yard number008
Launched2 August 2016
Commissioned16 January 2017
Identification
FateSunk while en route to Snake Island on 17 June 2022 during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
General characteristics
Class & typeProject 22870 rescue tug
Displacement
  • 1,200 t (1,200 long tons; 1,300 short tons) standard
  • 1,670 t (1,640 long tons; 1,840 short tons) full load
Length57 m (187 ft 0 in)
Beam14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draft3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
PropulsionIEP
Speed14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew26

Spasatel Vasily Bekh (ex-SB-739) was a Project 22870 rescue tug in the Russian Navy that was launched in 2016 and sunk during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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