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02/13/2009
Tanker Elnya returns to Baltiysk after mission in Gulf of Aden
The tanker Elnya, which was part of the group accompanying the Russian escort ship Neustrashimy in its anti-piracy mission off the Somali coast, returned to the port of Baltiysk on Thursday, Yuri Kuroedov, a spokesman for the Baltic Fleet, told Ria Novosti.

02/13/2009
Sevmash reps to seek to negotiate higher price for work on India’s Vikramaditia aircraft carrier
Representatives of the Sevmash shipyards will join a Russian governmental delegation traveling to India to attempt to negotiate a higher price for the upgrading of the Indian aircraft carrier Vikramaditia, which is the former Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, said Anastasia Nikitinskaya, the deputy head of the shipyards’ press service.

02/13/2009
Crew of burning fishing boat reach Far East port
The crew of the fishing boat Ekarma-7, which has been burning for the last two weeks, have arrived at the Far East port, a Sakhalin navigation official told Ria Novosti.

02/12/2009
Russian gvt to purchase aircraft from MiG in effort to provide financial relief
The Russian government will provide financial support to aircraft manufacturer MiG through the new arms procurement plan, which presumes the purchase of MIG-29 KUB for the Russian Navy, Vice Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov told journalists on Wednesday after a meeting of the heads of design and construction bureaus in Moscow.

02/12/2009
Yantar shipbuilding factory increasing headcount
The Yantar shipbuilding factory is increasing its workforce, despite the world financial crisis. The company hired 100 new people in January and added another 62 in the first week of February, said Sergei Mikhailov, a spokesman for the factory.

02/12/2009
Russian and Indian ships conduct anti-piracy maneuvers
The last stage of the Russian-Indian maneuvers Indra-2009 centered on the drilling of antipiracy actions in the western part of the Arabian Sea, Admiral Vladimir Vysotskiy, the commander of the Russian Navy, told Ria Novosti.

02/10/2009
Ceremony at sailors cemetery in Vladivostok pays tribute to Varyag cruiser’s crew
A delegation of the command of the Pacific Fleet led by the deputy commander of the Fleet in charge of discipline, Rear Admiral Sergei Belenov, and the administration of the Primorie region and Vladivostok all attended the ceremony.

02/10/2009
Cadets pay tribute to Varyag, Koreets crewmembers aboard Pallada
The Pallada, a floating school of the Russian Pacific Fleet, continues its regular training cruise on a Vladivostok–Pusan-Dalian route. Some 85 cadets of various naval schools in Vladivostok embarked for the journey.

02/10/2009
Russian, Indian ships conduct antipiracy maneuvers
Russian and Indian warships conducted joint antipiracy maneuvers in the area of the Horn of Africa,Captain First Class Igor Dygalo, and aide to the commander of the Russian Navy, told Ria Novosti.

02/10/2009
Rescuers battling fire on fishing boat Ekarma-7 for 2nd day
A team from the rescue boat Spravedlivy has yet to contain a fire that broke out in the hold of the Russian fishing boat Ekarma-7, a Sakhalin navigation official told Ria Novosti.

02/10/2009
Admiral Kuznetsov’s battle group reaches Atlantic
The Russian heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and its battle group have begun their mission in the Atlantic, Ria Novosti reported.

02/10/2009
Nerpa manufacturers say will go to court over Freon
The Amur shipbuilding Factory, which built the Russian nuclear sub Nerpa, are threatening to sue the vendors of the Freon that is used in the fire-extinguishing system of the submarine, Interfax reported.

02/09/2009
Neustrashimy crew repelled pirate attack on New Year’s Eve
The Russian escort vessel Neustrashimy had to repel an attack by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on January 1, 2009, by opening fire, Captain First Class Oleg Gurinov, the man who headed the mission of the Russian ship in the Gulf of Aden, told journalists.

02/09/2009
Neustrashimy commander dismisses news of technical problems
The rumors alleging that the Russian escort ship Neustrashimy experienced technical problems and that some crewmembers became sick during its mission in the Gulf of Aden is “nonsense and fantasy,” Alexei Apanovich, the commander of the ship, told journalists.

02/09/2009
NATO SG seeks cooperation with Russia in fight against Somali pirates
Russia and NATO could cooperate in the fight against pirates in the Gulf of Aden, said Jaap de hoop Scheffer, NATO’s secretary general.

02/09/2009
Copter pilot from Neustrashimy talks about how Russians scared Somali pirates away
A Ka-27 helicopter based on the Russian escort ship Neustrashimy of the Baltic Fleet several times forced Somali pirates to retreat, Colonel Stanislav Drobych, the commander of the air group stationed on the ship, told Ria Novosti.

02/09/2009
Neustrashimy’s crew rescue pregnant woman in open sea
The crew of the Russian escort ship Neustrashimy rescued a boat in distress with a pregnant woman on board in the Gulf of Aden, Captain First Class Oleg Gurinov, the man who led the mission of the Russian ship in the horn of Africa, told a journalist on January 8.

02/09/2009
Far East Technical Institute’s Naval Cadet Corps celebrates 5th anniversary
The Naval Cadet Corps was created towards the end of December in 2003.

02/09/2009
Russian Pacific Fleet remembers victims of 1981 air crash
February 7 marked the 28th anniversary of the incident, which took place at a military airfield near the city of Leningrad.

02/06/2009
Russian Black Sea Fleet focusing on teaching servicemen the law
Instruction classes on Russian law took place at the Russian Black Sea Fleet recently. The classes, attended by officers, warrant officers, and ensigns took place at the officers’ and the warrant officers’ clubs, respectively, and were supervised by Vice Admiral Alexander Kletskov, the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

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