16.09.2009
The press-center of Ukrainian Navy Command informs
The UNS Ternopil started sea trials from Sevastopol port on September, 15.
Checking of vessel's maneuver units, organization of on-move watch and drills on shipboard damage control while sea passages, on navigational safety and on conducting of single-ship warfare will be performed during the trials.
It is important to note that
Ternopil is carrying out the final stage of preparation to
Active Endeavour NATO anti-terrorist operation. Presently the ship is 100% manned, the crew is authorized to maintain materiel and to carrying out of combat drills. The ship is planned to return in Sevastopol port on Sept, 17.
As it was scheduled, the corvette
Ternopil would leave Sevastopol port to accomplish tasks of
Active Endeavour anti-terrorist operation in Mediterranean Sea on October,15.
Note
The
Active Endeavour NATO operation is the first NATO operation upon Article 5 of NATO Charter of collective self-defense. The main objective of the operation is to exclude the possible sea support of international terrorist organizations' activities. To achieve that, the task is to take all civil maritime traffic in the Mediterranean area under real-time military control to prevent illegal transportations on behalf of financing of international terrorist organizations on the most threatening directions.
Source: RusNavy.com
