Russian tug Spasatel Vasily Bekh

	Spasatel Vasily Bekh (SB-739) in Sevastopol, June 2021
History
Russia
Name	Spasatel Vasily Bekh
Operator	Russian Navy
Yard number	008
Launched	2 August 2016
Commissioned	16 January 2017
Identification	MMSI number: 273542830; Callsign: RJI48;
Fate	Sunk while en route to Snake Island on 17 June 2022 during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
General characteristics
Class and type	Project 22870 rescue tug
Displacement	1,200 t (1,200 long tons; 1,300 short tons) standard; 1,670 t (1,640 long tons; 1,840 short tons) full load;
Length	57 m (187 ft 0 in)
Beam	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draft	3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Speed	14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew	26

Spasatel Vasily Bekh (ex-SB-739) was a Project 22870 rescue tug in the Russian Navy that was launched in 2016 and sunk during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

History
Spasatel Vasily Bekh (SB-739) in Sevastopol, June 2021
Russia
Name	Spasatel Vasily Bekh
Operator	Russian Navy
Yard number	008
Launched	2 August 2016
Commissioned	16 January 2017
Identification	MMSI number: 273542830 Callsign: RJI48
Fate	Sunk while en route to Snake Island on 17 June 2022 during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
General characteristics
Class and type	Project 22870 rescue tug
Displacement	1,200 t (1,200 long tons; 1,300 short tons) standard 1,670 t (1,640 long tons; 1,840 short tons) full load
Length	57 m (187 ft 0 in)
Beam	14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draft	3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Speed	14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew	26