The Soviet-era Project 1176 landing craft — also known as Akula, or Shark— was spotted close to the Black Sea Fleet base at Sevastopol, a local Telegram channel reported on Tuesday.

But after seeing footage of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft ... where manned Soyuz craft — or rather their conical three-person landing capsules, no larger than a car — return to Earth with their ...

They are currently en route to Tartus in the Mediterranean Sea. Captain 1st Class Yuri Davitian, Chief of Staff of the 121st Brigade of Landing Craft of the Russian Navy, is on board the Otrakovsky.