Russian Navy Commander: No Orders to Recommission Cruiser Avrora

05.09.2012 So far, Russian Navy Main HQ has not received any instructions to recommission museum cruiser Avrora, said Admiral Viktor Chirkov, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief.

According to online media, Chirkov said the cruiser was a museum and there were no orders to return Avrora to the Navy's operational strength.

Recall that the St. Petersburg Submariners' Club and veterans of the Navy asked Russian president Vladimir Putin to reconstruct and mount engines in the museum cruiser Avrora. Putin re-addressed the letter to defense minister Anatoly Serdiukov.

Veterans of the Navy say the Naval Museum has neither money nor possibility to maintain the ship in acceptable condition, because only military servicemen are capable to provide full-fledged maintenance.

Russian press has already reported about cruiser Avrora. On July 23, locals of St. Petersburg were shocked when saw water being pumped out of the ship, reported Rosbalt. Allegedly, that made Avrora lurching. There was a fountain playing on the deck, and water flowed down the board. Later on, press service of Western Military District reported about scheduled monthly bilge works on the ship; liquid is pumped from tanks of the one board to another. As for the military, information about the ship's lurch is incorrect.