it can haul cargo, tow ships, conduct "hydrographic" research, provide emergency assistance to other ships in need. (Non-western) GPS allows it to engage in station keeping under any meteorolocal conditions. It has two cranes able to lift 50 tonnes each, towing winches able to handle 25 and 120 tons tension, a cargo deck of more than 700 sq m. It has a diver unit with a decompression chamber.
Entered service within the last year.
This is from the Russian wiki article specifically on the Vsevolod Bobrov. ("Vsevolod Beaver"
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https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4_%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2_(%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE)
Personally I like that it was there in case it needed to provide assistance. To. Wounded. Ships. Russian. Ships.
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