Repair work resumed at TAVKR Admiral Kuznetsov
Repair work on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft-carrying cruiser continues despite the fire on the eve. This was announced by the head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Alexei Rakhmanov.
Answering a question from journalists about whether the repair was stopped during the investigation, Rakhmanov said that work was ongoing no matter what.
- he said.
Yesterday, the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center reported that ship repair specialists will be able to continue repair work on board the Admiral Kuznetsov only after the decision of the RF Ministry of Defense on their admission to the ship.
Commenting on the question of how the situation will affect the timing of the delivery of the ship and what the damage from the fire, Rakhmanov said that preliminary damage could be assessed no earlier than the middle of next week, and refused to say anything by the deadlines of the ship, arguing that the damage caused by the fire is not yet known.
he answered reporters.
Earlier it was reported that a fire broke out during the repair and modernization of the Admiral Kuznetsov Tavkr, the area of which reached 500 sq. meters. Fire extinguishing took almost a day. A preliminary reason is that the spark from the welding gets into diesel fuel. 12 people were injured during the fire, two soldiers were killed.
According to the USC plans, the transfer of Admiral Kuznetsov to the customer is scheduled for 2022 year.
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