03.05.2012
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Photo: Project 1155 destroyer
Admiral Tributs. Eastern Military District Press Service
The unit left Vladivostok on Dec 10, 2011 for the Horn of Africa wh ere sea pirates annoy global shipping.
Through over three months, PF mariners led by Capt 1 rank Ildar Akhmerov have escorted five commercial convoys via safety corridor in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. Not even once sea robbers dared to attack those convoys.
According to Eastern Military District Press Service, during the deployment the ships called at ports of Djibouti and Victoria (Republic of Seychelles). In the latter port they held bilateral anti-piracy exercise.
Being on the combat watch, PF servicemen met with NATO counterparts and held joint underway replenishment exercise. NATO and EU were represented by Turkish frigate TCG
Giresun, Spanish supply ship SPS
Patiño, and American destroyer USS
Halsey. PF press service described that exercise held on Jan 31 as "unique". For the first time ever Russian and foreign ships transferred fresh water and fuel under way.
In addition, destroyer
Admiral Tributs, tanker
Pechenga, and tug
MB-37 took part in the large-scale Russian-Chinese exercise
Maritime Cooperation 2012 held in Apr 22-28 in the Yellow Sea.
Today the task unit was triumphantly met in Vladivostok by the fleet's command and families of the crewmen.
