Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin was on hand for the launch of Russian Fishery Company's (RFC) newest supertrawler, the Mechanic Sizov.

St. Petersburg-based Admiralty shipyards built the vessel, the third in a series of 10 supertrawlers the company has planned.

The new 108-meter factory trawler is based on the ST-192 RFC design by Skipsteknisk of Norway and is built for pollock and Pacific herring fishing in Russia’s Far East.