09.09.2011
Friendly soccer game between teams of Baltic Fleet's and French Navy's minesweepers took place in Baltiysk on Sept 8. Russian sailors won the game with score of 14:3, told Baltic Fleet Information Support Group to .
During the visit of French minesweeper
Céphée to Baltiysk, the friendly soccer game was played by Russian and French mariners on Sept 8 at sport center of
Priboy Naval Base (Baltiysk). The team of harbor minesweeper
Sergei Kolbasiev won the victory scoring 14:3.
At the press conference arranged on board
Céphée the ship's commanding officer told that the visit program contained joint countermine exercise with Baltiysk Naval Base minesweeper
Sergei Kolbasiev. The ships are going to practice communications, tactical maneuvering, imitation of refueling at sea, mine search by sonar and remotely-controlled mine detector. Experience exchange groups will be on board the ships during the exercise. A Baltic Fleet helicopter will be involved in the drills as well.
After the
Open Spirit 2011 international countermine exercise, French minesweeper
Céphée paid formal visit to Baltiysk port under the Russian-French cooperation program. Last time French warships visited Baltiysk Naval Base in 2009.
