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Thursday, November 08, 2012

Overaged Frigate Neukrotimy Sank in Baltic Sea

Neukrotimy |Being written-off from Baltic Fleet (BF) three years ago due to worn-out condition, frigate Neukrotimy sank on Nov 3. After decommission, the ship was reclassified down to "military property" category and moored at naval harbor of Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region. The frigate was put up for sale.

Neukrotimy sank because of "leakage in the hull due to corrosion, the ship was very old", a BF spokesman told RIA Novosti. As long as the ship had no crew on board, nobody suffered, emphasized the interviewee.

According to the source, the sunken ship will be lifted from the seabed and then dismantled.

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