Pacific Fleet naval ships dock at Indonesian port of Makassar

VLADIVOSTOK, May 25 (Itar-Tass) - A group of naval ships of the
Russian Pacific Fleet arrived on Wednesday for a visit to the Indonesian
port of Makassar, fleet's information group told Tass.
The group consists of the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleev
and the rescue tug Fotii Krylov. The ships will stay there till May 27,
and Russian and Indonesian marines will hold a planned joint exercise to
train communication, manoeuvring and rescue at sea, as well as will
discuss fight against piracy.
Russian Pacific Fleet naval ships have experience in fight against
pirates and can share it with their Indonesian colleagues. On board the
Admiral Panteleev is a naval infantry unit and air group, including
sailors who have already taken part in operations against pirates.
In 2009, the ship's crew detained a group of 29 Somali pirates in the
Gulf of Aden.
Besides, a big cultural program is in store for the Russian seamen in
Makassar.
The ships have arrived in Indonesia from Singapore, where they took
part in the International Maritime Defence Exhibition IMDEX 2011.
Pacific Fleet sailors regularly take part in international operations
to combat piracy. Some time ago on the watch in the Gulf of Aden ago was
the Admiral Vinogradov large anti-sub ship and two support ships. While on
the watch off the Horn of Africa, the Russian sailors escorted 14 convoys,
that is, 120 civilian ships of different countries.