Russian ships pass through Gibraltar

On 19 April, four Russian ships crossed the Strait of Gibraltar on a westerly course. The units, which belong to the Baltic Fleet, are on their way back to their home port of Baltiysk (Pillau), where they are expected at the end of April. In addition to the corvette Stojkijthe tanker Kola and the ocean-going tug Yakov Grebesky The small group also includes the PM-82 work platform. The ships travelled for around four months. The corvette and tanker took part in multinational manoeuvres in the Indian Ocean and visited ports in Iran, Oman and Sudan. In addition to AAW and ASW exercises, the crew of the Stojkij also the fight against terrorists. In the Stojkij is a corvette of the Steregushchi -class (project 20380).

Text: mb; Photo: MoD Russia