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Saturday, April 03, 2010

Russian destroyer begins new anti-piracy mission off Somalia

Udaloy-class missile destroyerThe Russian Pacific Fleet's Udaloy-class missile destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov started on Friday escorting civilian vessels off Somali coast to protect the ships from pirates, a Russian Navy spokesman said.

A Russian Pacific Fleet task force comprising the Marshal Shaposhnikov, the MB-37 salvage tug and the Pechenga tanker arrived in the Gulf of Aden on March 29 to join the anti-piracy mission there.

"The Pacific Fleet task force has started fulfilling tasks to ensure navigation security" in the pirate-infested area, the spokesman said.

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