Keel laying of a hydrographic survey vessel at Vostochnaya Verf (Vladivostok)

On October 24 a keel of a hydrographic survey vessel was laid down at Vladivostok shipyard Vostochnaya Verf for the Pacific fleet, IA REGNUM reports. The vessel’s crew is to include about 17 persons. The vessel’s displacement is about 1 thou tons. Estimated value is to amount to over 600 million rubles. The vessel is to be used for installation and maintenance of navigation equipment as well as for bottom topography survey.