''KIL-168'' is a Project 141 (

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: Kashtan class) large mooring/

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of the

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, built by the

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Shipyard in

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, launched on 30 September 1989, and commissioned on 5 October 1990. The Kashtan class tenders were developed from the Sura class, and are equipped with a 100-ton heavy lift gantry at the stern. ''KIL-168'' is attached to the 34th Rescue Ships Brigade, Pacific Fleet and based at

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. In August 2005, it served as support in the rescue of the DSRV

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after it became tangled in underwater antenna cables.

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