Russian Navy News

02/03/2009
Pacific Fleet’s military doctors meet
A workshop conference of cardiologists of the Primorye region took place at the clinical hospital of the Russian Pacific Fleet.

02/03/2009
Russian destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov celebrates anniversary
The flag of the Russian Navy was raised on the Udaloy class destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov 22 years ago on February 2, 1986.

02/03/2009
Iran plans to build new naval bases in Gulf of Oman
The Iranian navy will receive new bases in the Gulf of Oman by 2015.

02/03/2009
Misunderstand amongst owners hinders release of Faina crew
Negotiations with the pirates who captured the Ukrainian cargo ship Faina and its crew are being complicated by misunderstandings between the owners of the cargo and the ship, Igor Pavlov, the president of the Latvian Sailors Union and a member of the International Trade Fleet Federation, told Ria Novosti.

02/03/2009
Ekarma-7 trawler leaves Kamchatka Bay because of storm
The Sakhalin trawler Ekarma-7, which endured two fires on January 29 and February 2nd, because of a storm, has been forced to leave the Kambalnaya Bay on the Kamchatka coast, where rescuers planned to inspect the boat, an officer of the Sakhalin Navigation Service told Ria Novosti.

02/03/2009
Russia’s K-119-class sub Voronezh to undergo modernization in Severodvinsk
The Russian K-199-class submarine Voronezh of the Northern Fleet will undergo modernization at the Zvezdochka shipyards in Severodvinsk.

02/03/2009
Russia developing drone to be based on ships, aircraft carriers
The Vega concern, the main Russian designer of unmanned aerial vehicles for the Defense Ministry, has begun developing a drone meant to be based on shores, ships and boats, as well as on advanced Russian aircraft carriers in the future, the concern told Ria Novosti on Friday.

02/02/2009
Russian cruiser Neustrashimy showered with praise after helping cargo ship cross Gulf of Eden
The Far Eastern Maritime Company profusely thanked the crew of the escort vessel of the Russian Baltic Fleet Neustrashimy for providing protection during the crossing by the cargo ship Enisei of the Gulf of Eden, which is now known as a cesspool of pirates.

02/02/2009
Italian coastguards save hundreds of illegals off Sicily coast
Italian coastguards saved 226 illegal immigrants from drowning off the coast of Sicily, AFP reported on Sunday.

02/02/2009
Ekarma Trawler towed to Kamchatka shore
The Ekarma-7, the Russian fishing trawler that caught fire on January 20 in the Sea of Okhotsk, has been towed to the Kamchatka shore, and rescuers are preparing to inspect the boat, a duty officer of the Sakhalin Navigation Service told Ria Novosti.

02/02/2009
Cyprus authorities seize Iranian ship loaded with weapons
Cyprus authorities seized the Monchegorsk, an Iranian cargo ship en route to Syria with a cargo of weapons, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Friday.

02/02/2009
Russia’s St. Pete to host Powerboat F1 race
An official agreement was signed on January 30th between the Federation of Water Motor Sport for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region and the PPT holding for the organization of a Powerboat F1 race on the 5-6 June this year in Russia’s northern capital.

01/30/2009
At Russia’s Pacific Fleet, sport takes center stage
A table tennis competition amongst officers and lower officers of the Russian Pacific Fleet kicked off yesterday at a station of the Fleet in Vladivostok. The competition is part of games that will pit members of the military apparatus of the Fleet and service staff against each other.

01/30/2009
Russia, Abkhazia to soon sign agreement on military bases
Russia and Abkhazia in the coming months will sign an agreement on the deployment of an airbase in Gudauti and a naval base in Ochamchiri, Christian Bzhania, the official spokesman of the Abkhaz president, told Ria Novosti by telephone.

01/30/2009
Rescue boat reaches burning trawler in Sea of Okhotsk
The tugboat Spravedlivy at 13:00 local time (06:00 Moscow time) reached the trawler Ekarma, which is burning in the Sea of Okhotsk west of the coast of Khamchatka, an duty officer of the Sakhalin navigation service told Ria Novosti.

01/30/2009
Russian landing ships call at Syrian port of Tartus
The Azov and Yamal, two large landing ships of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, have entered the Syrian port of Tartus for a business visit.

01/30/2009
Aircraft aboard Admiral Kuznetsov fly missions over Mediterranean
The aircraft stationed on the Admiral Kuznetsov on Wednesday flew missions as planned over the Mediterranean, Captain First Class Igor Dygalo, an aide to the commander of the Russian Navy, told Ria Novosti.

01/30/2009
Russia’s Admiral Vinogradov escorts five ships near Somali coast
The Admiral Vinogradov, a destroyer of the Russian Pacific Fleet, escorted another five ships off the coast of Somalia.

01/30/2009
St. Petersburg could have water transport next year
The draft bill on the introduction of a water transport system in the northern capital was prepared by the Committee for Transit-Transport Policy of the city and the government entity Upravlenie Glavnogo Vodnogo Transporta.

01/29/2009
Two ships collide off the coast of Colombia, 35 evacuated
Two coasting vessels collided in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia, leading to the evacuation of 35 passengers and crewmembers to shore, a local radio station reported on Wednesday.