The Russian navy is deploying their sole aircraft carrier - the Admiral Kuznetsov - to the Mediterranean Sea in a show of force.
The Kuznetsov is an aircraft carrier without catapults, sports shoddy plumbing with only half of its toilets in working order, burns belching black oil to power steam turbines so prone to failure that the ship cannot leave port without an ocean-going tug available for a tow. It is a lucky ship indeed.
In case you want to follow the cruise of the Admiral Kuznetsov you can monitor the transponder for the Nikolay Chiker - the obliging little tug which travels with the mishap-prone carrier always ready to lend a hand or a tow following the inevitable break down.
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