Before the sinking:
PS> In case you wonder; no, Ukraine does not claim any involvement: Russian tugboat Kapitan Ushakov sinks in Saint Petersburg | RBC-Ukraine
What on earth is that large ship in the background
Looks like one of the large icebreakers, with a slot at the stern to pull escorted ships into.
PS> Tupsis can probably identify which one
Maybe this one?:
What ship is that on the right side of photo, the one with green bootstripe and a million rivets?
Now there is a vessel, if there was ever a vessel, with a great face for radio!
Maybe not the best looking bow, but useful for her task.
Looks pretty good for her age (108 years young and counting):
Quite an impressive history as well. (Read the article in Nordic Travel linked above)
Thanks for the answers guys. All pretty feasible.
Just goes to show how backward the Russian fleet is.
I don’t think I have ever seen a ship over 30 years old let alone getting on for half a century.
Even the most modern ships I worked on when I started have long been cut up for razorblades.
Pretty dumb if you ask me
Thanks, the riveting and tumblehome was a hint that it was more than just vintage iron.
You think that thing’s a surprising relic, get a load of the Russian submarine rescue/salvage ship Kommuna which, over a hundred and ten years after her commissioning, is still in active military service. Victory and Constitution, eat your hearts out.
She had a scare last year after having done salvage work on the wreck of the Moskva, when the Ukrainians attacked Sevastopol and claimed a hit on her, but reports of her demise seem to have been greatly exaggerated. While she’s a legitimate military target, I’d still hate to see her as another casualty of that stupid war.
It’s interesting to note that the tugboat was launched in 2022 and still was missing its azimuthing propulsion units when it capsized. Another victim of the international sanctions against Russia…
You identified it correctly already; it’s the nuclear-powered icebreaker Yakutiya which was delivered in December 2024 and has just returned from the Arctic. Its older sister ship Arktika is also in Saint Petersburg because the brand new dry dock Atomflot had built in Turkey is stuck somewhere due to sanctions.
Krasin was retired from icebreaking in the 1970s and has been a museum ship since the early 1990s. 
The United States actually considered leasing or purchasing it from the Soviet Union in 1941:
From the linked pdf:
The picture of her tied up in Bremerton, Washington, where she was surveyed by a Coast Guard party.in 1941, it can be seen the extensive modernization carried out at VEB Mathias-Thesen-Werft, East Germany from August 1953 to June 1960.
(Not able to copy 1941 picture)
In Russia, tug sink you.
Is that a personal experience from visits in Russian ports?
The UK have more than their fair shear of old vessels preseved as museum ship:
Yeah but I doubt HMS Victory would be much use if we lost a Nuclear Sub. 
I think she is the only one still in commission.
This one is still operating:
Yes Mr Bug, I am aware of her as I have piloted her a good few times. Also the Medway Queen is also active as a trip boat .
Still don’t think either would be of much use in recovering a nuclear sub though
