SALVAGE OPERATIONS SARANNAYA BAY, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 8, 2012
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• Publication Date: August 7, 1983
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SALVAGE OPERATIONS
SARANNAYA BAY, USSR
1. SIGNIFICANCE: THE NAVAL SALVAGE OPERATION, THAT HAS BEEN
ONGOING IN SARANNAYA BAY, HAS CULMINATED IN THE RAISING OF A
C-I NUCLEAR-POWERED CRUISE MISSILE ATTACK SUBMARINE (SSGN).
(SWN)
2. REMARKS: THE SALVAGE OPERATION HAS BEEN IN PROGRESS SINCE AT
LEAST THE SSGN HAS BEEN RAISED WITH THE AID OF FOUR
SALVAGE FLOATS AND IS PARTIALLY SURFACED, STERN DOWN, BETWEEN A
PRUT SUBMARINE RESCUE SHIP (ASR) AND A BOGATYR FLOATING CRANE
(YD) WHICH REMAIN PRECISION-MOORED AT THE SALVAGE SITE. OTHER
VESSELS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA INCLUDE TWO NYRYAT DIVING TENDER
(YDT), ONE SMALL TUG, AND THREE SMALL SUPPORT CRAFT. (SWN)
IMAGE INTERPRETABILITY PRECLUDES A COMPLETE DETERMINATION OF
THE CONDITION OF THE SSGN. HOWEVER, A LARGE DARKENED AREA AT
THE BOW AND UNCHARACTERISTIC BRIGHT AND DARK AREAS ON THE OUTER
HULL PLATING SUGGEST AT LEAST SOME DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD HALF
OF THE VESSEL. (SWN)
OTHER NAVAL ORDER-OF-BATTLE OBSERVED ON PARTIAL COVERAGE OF
SARANNAYA BAY, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 15 NM SOUTH OF
PETROPAVLOVSK KAMCHATSKIY, INCLUDES ONE SURA BUOY TENDER (AGL),
ONE DON SUBMARINE TENDER, ONE MIKHAIL RUDNITSKIY SALVAGE AND
RESCUE SHIP (ARS), ONE KATUN ARS, ONE T-58 ASR, TWO OKHTENSKIY
OCEAN TUGS/ARS, ONE PROBABLE YELVA YDT, AND ONE LAUNCH. (SWN)
3. COORDINATES 52-46N 156-33E
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