In February 2012, Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov ... tug Nikolay Chiker struggling to take the carrier under tow. You can see the Chiker wallowing in heavy seas in ...

What happens when your only aircraft carrier breaks down off the coast of Spain in very rough seas? Call the big tugboat that's been shadowing you for just such an occasion and attempt a tow.

Russia’s only aircraft carrier, Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet ... supporting ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet. Towing Kuznetsov out of Kola Bay, across the Norwegian Sea, down through ...

Video footage has emerged of the incredible effort required by the Russian tugboat Nikolay Chiker in 2012 to rescue the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov when its trouble-prone engines broke down ...

tugboats in tow. The Admiral Kuznetsov is Russia’s only aircraft carrier. It’s suffered many mishaps — its dry dock sank in 2018, and an adjacent 70-ton crane came crashing into the deck ...

A successful deployment of a full-blown aircraft carrier ... of Russia's resurgent military. The Kuznetsov, which has suffered from a litany of mechanical failures and often requires tow boats ...