Unfinished IL-76 continue the journey to Taganrog
Land transport delivered unfinished gliders to the port of Aktau (formerly Shevchenko, Kazakhstan), from where they were transported by sea to Astrakhan and then to the Volga-Don Canal.
A barge approached the canal in November, when navigation was already closed. In this regard, the delivery was interrupted, and resumed only this spring.
A colleague of the aaz38aaz blogger, who worked on the towing vehicle from Aksai to Azov, writes: “The towing is carried out by two tugs, one pulls at the short end, the other pushes — it steers and adds traction. Gateways pass in two steps - first a barge and one tug, then the second tug (or vice versa). All together do not enter the gateway chamber. For a long time they stood, because strong winds did not allow to pass safely. In the port of Azov for three hours anchored normally. First, the anchor of the barge crawled, and carried the barge along the shoal with the pusher ”.
In Azov, the barge will stand for about a week, as Taganrog is not yet ready to accept the cargo.
- bmpd.livejournal.com
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