Tuesday, June 9, 2009

"Admiral Panteleev" concluded the hunt for pirates.

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Large anti-submarine ships Admiral Panteleev "completed the operation against Somali pirates in Gulf of Aden and went to Vladivostok. That was reported by RIA Novosti on Tuesday, June 9.
According to the agency, squad ships Russian Navy Pacific Fleet, led by "Admiral Panteleeva, took part in the mission to combat pirates in the Gulf of Aden, arriving in Vladivostok, tentatively by the beginning of July 2009. The group, in addition to "Admiral Panteleeva" includes tankers "Izhora and Irkut, as well as marine tug MB-37.
This was the second detachment of the Russian Navy, the opposing Somali pirates. The first group of ships within the BOD "Admiral Vinogradov", rescue tugboat "Foty wing, tanker" Boris Bout "and" Pechenga "bears the duty in the Gulf of Aden over 2.5 months, after the watch at the end of March 2009.
BPK Admiral Panteleev "went from Vladivostok to the coast of Somalia March 29, 2009 and at the end of April, began to form convoys in the Gulf of Aden. As the RIA Novosti, on the second day of participation in international missions, 28 April 2009, the crew "Admiral Panteleeva" detained off the coast of Somalia pirate.
When you search pirate ship had been found seven Kalashnikov assault rifles, pistols of different brands, aluminum ladders to be lifted on board satellite navigation equipment. Russian sailors detained 29 pirates and later handed them over to authorities in Iran and Pakistan.
Overall, according to the agency, an all-time patrol in the Gulf of Aden Russian squadron had a dangerous area of 41 merchant ship from different countries.
According to RIA Novosti, Commander of Pacific Fleet Vice Admiral Konstantin Sidenko previously ordered to begin forming a new group of ships for a hike in the Gulf of Aden. The composition of the order will ship with two helicopters deck aircraft, rescue tug, tanker and a detachment of marines. According to preliminary information, the third anti-piracy Russian squad will leave for the Gulf of Aden in the first half of July 2009.
The struggle against Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean are the Navy of the European Union, NATO ships and the ships of India, South Korea and Japan.

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