A Russian patrol boat “Raptor” split in two off the coast of Crimea.
This was reported by Pulse of Ukraine on its Twitter account.
The Russians write that their Raptor-class patrol boat split in half and sank off the coast of Sevastopol due to a storm. If true, this is the fifth boat of this class,” the publication says.
🇺🇦🤝🌊 The Russians write that their Raptor-class patrol boat split in half and sank off the coast of Sevastopol due to a storm…
If true, this is the fifth boat of this class. pic.twitter.com/VAxdTjrCni
– Pulse of Ukraine (@PulseOfUkraine) November 27, 2023
The Raptor project 03160 patrol boats are a series of Russian high-speed coastal patrol boats. The fastest naval vessels in service with the Russian Navy. The project was developed by the Leningrad Shipyard Pella Design Bureau on behalf of the Russian Navy. The boats are being built at the Pella shipyard in the city of Otradnoe, Leningrad Region.
