Today, the shipbuilding enterprise “Admiralty Shipyards” in St. Petersburg signed the act of state acceptance on completion of state trials of the deep-water search-and-rescue vehicle Bester-1, which will be transferred to the Navy of Russia in the near future, says press center of RF Defence Ministry.
State tests of the unique deep-water search-and-rescue vehicle Bester-1, built by JSC “Admiralty Shipyards” for the Service of search-and-rescue activities of the Russian Navy, were carried aboard the ocean rescue ship Igor Belousov in the Baltic Sea ranges.
The crew of this unique modern underwater vehicle consists of 6 persons: 3 men ensure diving at the control unit, deployed aboard the rescue ship-carrier, 3 persons control directly Bester-1 during its submersions and deep-sea operations. All crew members have passed the necessary stages of preparation and training at the underwater vehicle of the similar design at the Northern Fleet.tion and training at the underwater vehicle of the similar design at the Northern Fleet.