Russian destroyer joins anti-piracy mission off Somalia

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A Russian naval task force from the Northern Fleet led by the Admiral Chabanenko destroyer resumed on Monday Russia's anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa, the Russian Navy said.

"The task force comprising of the Admiral Chabanenko destroyer and a support ship arrived in the Gulf of Aden. The warship will start escorting commercial convoys after monitoring the situation in the area," a Navy spokesman said.

He said the Russian Navy planned to maintain a constant presence off the Horn of Africa, with each fleet dispatching warships on a rotational basis. Russia joined international anti-piracy efforts off the Somali coast in October 2008.

A Russian Pacific Fleet task force returned to its base in Vladivostok on November 23 after completing an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden.

The Admiral Tributs destroyer with two helicopters, a salvage tug, a tanker, and a naval infantry unit escorted commercial ships, conducted aerial reconnaissance, and searched for suspected pirate vessels off the Horn of Africa from July 30 to October 15.

During the tour of duty, the Pacific Fleet task force escorted a total of over 100 commercial vessels from 26 countries along the shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden. The task force also held two anti-piracy exercises together with Chinese naval ships.

The task force was the third group of warships from the Russian Pacific Fleet engaged in the anti-piracy mission off Somalia, with the previous two task forces led by the Admiral Vinogradov and Admiral Panteleyev destroyers. Russia's first contribution to the international anti-piracy operations came from the Baltic Fleet.

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