Crew members of the Yuri Maslyukov dredger which was following from the sea dump to the seaport of Baltiysk, with the assistance of the Vessel Traffic System (VTS) Kaliningrad duty shift, rescued a man in distress at sea.

On December 22, 2021, at about 21:00, the dredger crew noticed signal lights from a drifting small boat and reported the incident to the VTS, to the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center and to a dispatcher of "Kaliningrad 1". A "Man overboard" alert was announced.

In cooperation with the VTS Kaliningrad, the crew members of the dredger quickly positioned the small boat, assessed the situation and, despite the difficult weather conditions (with wind of 10-12 meters per second and wave height of 1.5 meters) and shallow depths in the area, successfully approached the emergency boat.

Having moored the boat at the side of the dredger, the crew took the victim on board, provided him with the necessary assistance, and then proceeded to the port, where the man was successfully handed over to the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.