Yantar likely to survey the wreck of Ursa Major for feasibility of cargo recovery, evidence of sabotage and/or attempt to retrieve or destroy any sensitive Military equipment
A depth of 2600 meters is hardly a problem for an unmanned deep water vessel - but do Yantar have sufficient lifting capacity to retrieve anything heavy (like an icebreaker reactor hatch) ? And fotos do not suggest room for storage on the aft deck where the cranes are located.
The reactor hatch is way to large for Yantar or her UW capabilities to lift from the seabed. However, the ROV recce will likely be able to tell if the hatches can be salvaged, by a better equipped vessel, at a later stage.
A depth of 2600 meters is hardly a problem for an unmanned deep water vessel - but do Yantar have sufficient lifting capacity to retrieve anything heavy (like an icebreaker reactor hatch) ? And fotos do not suggest room for storage on the aft deck where the cranes are located.
The reactor hatch is way to large for Yantar or her UW capabilities to lift from the seabed. However, the ROV recce will likely be able to tell if the hatches can be salvaged, by a better equipped vessel, at a later stage.
Maybe this vessel could provide sufficient lifting and storage capacity: XIN LONG YUN 66
On standby in the area since yesterday...
I am unaware what class of ship XIN LONG YUN 66 is, so cannot comment. Russia could out-source the recovery of the hatches if desired.