On January 27, 2022, at the Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant in Petrozavodsk (Republic of Karelia), the crab-catcher, Captain Alexandrov, was launched, the lead vessel of the 5712LS project series, which the plant is building by order of the largest Far Eastern crab-fishing company, the Russian Crab, as part of the program "quotas under the keel", aimed at updating the domestic fishing fleet and increasing the efficiency of the development of valuable national bioresources.
The solemn ceremony of the descent was attended by Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev, Head of the Republic of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov, Member of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation Vladimir Pospelov, Director General of FSUE Rosmorport Alexander Smirnov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Russian Crab Group Gleb Frank, representatives of federal ministries and departments, legislative and executive authorities of the Republic of Karelia, the Head of the Petrozavodsk City District, the heads of the Russian Crab Group and the Onega GCC.
