A Russian military hovercraft can be seen on video crash landing onto a beach crowded with hundreds of surprised people.
By JG Vibes
Intellihub.com
August 24, 2013
In Kaliningrad, Russia, on the Baltic sea, a crowded beach was terrorized by a “Bison” military hovercraft.
The hovercraft was said to be on a training mission, but no warning was sent out to those on shore, many of whom were frightened and had to run for their lives as the large military vehicle crash landed into the shore.
Andrew Bespalyj, a military spokesperson has assured the public that this was all part of a training mission, but the video definitely makes the situation look very dangerous.
The Daily Mail reported that an unapologetic Russian military said the beach was in the middle of a firing range and should have been empty. The minister said: ‘Docking at the beach is a normal event. What people were doing at the beach on the territory of a military base is unclear.’
However, the newspaper said the base the ministry was referring to was several miles away in Khmelevka.
Luckily no one was hurt during the incident.
According to Wikipedia:
The Zubr-class (Project 1232.2 class, NATO reporting name Pomornik) is a class of air-cushioned landing craft of Soviet design. This class of military hovercraft is, as of 2012, the world’s largest hovercraft. It is designed to sealift landing assault units (such as marines or tanks) from equipped/non-equipped vessels to non-equipped shore, as well as transport and plant mines.
There are currently nine ships in active service in the world. The Zubr is used by the Russian, Ukrainian, and Greek navies. The transfer of the Kefalonia (L- 180), the first of two Zubr hovercraft purchased by Greece, to the Hellenic Navy marked the first time that a Russian-made ship was purchased by the navy of a NATO member. [3]
Sources:
[1] Military hovercraft lands on crowded beach – 9 News World
[2] Bizarre moment 550-tonne Russian hovercraft stuns sun-worshippers by landing on their beach – The Daily Mail
[3] Zubr-class LCAC – Wikipedia
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