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MOSCOW, July 18 (RIA Novosti) - At least...
anti-piracy efforts off Somali coast in October 2008. Three warships have so far participated in the mission - the Baltic Fleet"s Neustrashimy (Fearless) frigate, and the Pacific Fleet"s Admiral Vinogradov and Admiral Panteleyev destroyers.A new task force from Russia"s Pacific Fleet, comprising the Admiral Tributs destroyer with two helicopters, a salvage tug, a tanker, and a naval infantry unit, will arrive in late July in the Gulf of Aden to join the operations.
Russia is also setting up a permanent investigation mission in the Gulf of Aden to participate in international efforts to fight piracy at sea off Somalia.
The head of the Investigation Committee at the Russian Prosecutor General"s Office, Alexander Bastrykin, told reporters on July 3 that the investigators "will open criminal cases and conduct probes into crimes committed by pirates in order to arrest them and put them on trial under Russian law.
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