Sever 650K hovercraft delivered to the Russian Emergencies Ministry’s Main Directorate for the Republic of Buryatia

© The Russian Emergencies Ministry’s Main Directorate for the Republic of Buryatia Sever 650K hovercraft at the Russian Emergencies Ministry’s Main Directorate for the Republic of Buryatia
Sever 650K hovercraft at the Russian Emergencies Ministry’s Main Directorate for the Republic of Buryatia
The patrol boats feature powerful engines, modern navigation equipment, port and starboard video cameras, as well as those inside the wheelhouse. Each vessel carries eight passengers, as per the press service of the Emergencies Ministry.
“The new equipment will be delivered to the Severo-Baikalsky and Barguzinsky districts where most rescue operations are conducted. This is particularly true of Lake Baikal during the autumn and winter season when many people stay in the vicinity. During that season, there are high risks when people and equipment can fall under the ice,” Chief Inspector for Small Vessels at the Russian Emergencies Ministry’s Main Directorate for the Republic of Buryatia, Nikolai Zaitsev, noted.
The vessels are designed to patrol bodies of water and to conduct rescue operations. They can move on water, ice and even dry terrain.
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