Monday, January 12, 2009

"Admiral Vinogradov" began to fight pirates off the coast of Somalia.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo off Somali04.01.2009Vykup for Sirius Star dropped to parashyuteBolshoy antisubmarine ship "Admiral Vinogradov" began patrolling and escorting civilian ships in the area of the coast of Somalia to protect against pirates, ITAR-TASS news agency, referring to the Navy of Russia. In the fight against bandits "Admiral Vinogradov" succeeded patrol ship "Neustrashimy", which operated in the territorial waters of Somalia for several months.
Dates of stay "Admiral Vinogradov" in the Horn of Africa (under the name of united Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Somalia) has not yet been clarified. The representative of the Chief of Staff of the Navy in an interview with journalists said only that the anti-ship will stay off the coast of Somalia more than a month.
Russia sent a navy ship "Neustrashimy" to the coast of Somalia in September 2008 in connection with the increased seizures of vessels by bandits. For several months, the team managed to beat off a ship several attacks by pirates on ships.

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