Granddaughter of Mikhail Devyatayev took part in the ceremony acting as the ship godmother Tatarstan, Russia based Zelenodolsk Shipyard named after Maxim Gorky (part of Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation, AK BARS Holding) says it has launched the high-speed passenger hydrofoil of Project 03830, Meteor-2020. The first Meteor-2020 intended for Tatarstan is named after Mikhail Devyatayev. The ship designer is Sea Tech Ltd. headquartered in Nizhny Novgorod. The ships feature an innovative self-stabilizing flight control system allowing for a 20-30% increase of seaworthiness, 40-50% decrease of load when accelerating on waves, reduction of take-off time and other advantages.

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