Russian Navy Detachment Wraps Up Its Anti-Piracy Missio

Naval Today by Naval Today  /  2h  //  keep unread  //  preview Russian Navy Detachment Wraps Up Its Anti-Piracy Mission A detachment of ships of the Russian Northern Navy, headed by the anti-submarine ship Severomorsk, is finishing its mission of guarding ships from pirates in the Gulf of Aden. In the course of its mission, Severomorsk has accompanied 16 vessels under the flags of Russia, Greece, Panama, Liberia, Thailand, the Marshall Islands, India, Tuvalu, Egypt and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Besides, Severomorsk took part in Russian large-scale maneuvers in the Mediterranean Sea and in international anti-pirate maneuvers together with NATO navy’s landing ship San Marco. Source: Russian Navy, April 12, 2013; Image: Wikimedia