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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Russian warships arrive in Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy mission

Admiral Panteleyev (Udaloy class)A new task force from Russia's Pacific Fleet has joined operations against Somali piracy off the Horn of Africa, a fleet spokesman said on Monday.

The Admiral Panteleyev destroyer, a salvage tug and two tankers have replaced a task force led by the Admiral Vinogradov destroyer, which has been involved in the anti-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia since the beginning of January.

"The task force led by the Admiral Panteleyev destroyer has arrived in a designated area in the Gulf of Aden and started to form a convoy of commercial ships to be escorted to a secure shipping lane," Capt. 1st Rank Roman Martov said.

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