Patrolling the Gulf of Aden sloop Baltic Fleet "fearless" will be served in the Horn of Africa before the end of December 2008, RIA Novosti with reference to a senior source at the Navy General Staff of Russia.
As the companion agency, "fearless" will replace a large anti-submarine ship Pacific Fleet Admiral Vinogradov, who after three weeks out in the Horn of Africa.
The source clarified that the current Russian storozhevik continues to perform combat mission to ensure the safety of navigation in the area of the revitalization of the Somali pirates. Technical equipment and armament ship operated normally.
According to the commander of the connection surface ships Captain First Rank Oleg Gurinova, during its patrols in the Gulf of Aden MRS "fearlessness" to ensure the safety of passing the six convoy, consisting of whom were over 20 ships.
"Fearlessness" came out of bases in the Baltic on 24 September and headed for a long trip. However, due to heightened tension off the coast of Somalia, the command has abolished a few hits storozhevika in ports and send it to the Gulf of Aden. In late October, Russian sailors have started to protect ships from Somali pirates.
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