25.08.2010
Russian, Chinese, and S Korean maritime frontiersmen practiced joint actions on release of a "hijacked" vessel in the Peter the Great Bay.
According to scenario of the exercise named
Pacific Co-operation for Security, the international task unit was tasked to stop and inspect ship
Condor which was allegedly "captured" by the unknown armed people, reports
ITAR-TASS referring to Russian FSB Frontier Service, Primorsky Krai branch.
The task unit dispatched for search operation consisted of Russian Coast Guard ship
Primorye, two ships of China's Ministry of Public Security
Hai Jian 83 and
Hai Sunn 11, and Korea's National Marine Police Agency ship
Jaemin 11.
When the vessel was found and the information of hijacking was proved, S Korean and Chinese patrol ships dropped fast-speed cutters with assault teams aboard who provided fire support for Russian boarding team rappelled from
Mi-8 helicopter.
The drill was successfully completed demonstrating coordinated actions of the frontiersmen.
