It was earlier reported that the stern towing was scheduled for 16 June 2014.
According to the representative of St. Petersburg company, the delay is required for signing acceptance certificates by the French party and for waiting for the French tugs, which are to transport the ship's part built by Baltic Shipyard within three weeks to Saint-Nazaire, France. For reference: due to the fact that at the end of May the Smolny training ship was damaged during the mooring, they postponed delivering Mistral crews to France. Now instead of 1 June 2014, they are expected to arrive in Saint-Nazaire on 22 June.
