December 30, 2014

Dutch Navy patrol vessel HNLMS Groningen escorting the Russian Udaloy-class destroyer RFS Vice-Admiral Kulakov

Photos - Royal Dutch Navy



Translated
Patrol Ship Zr. Ms. Groningen today in the North Sea 2 Russian naval ships escorted. It was the Vice Admiral Kulakov, a destroyer of the Udaloy class and Vikr, a support vessel Sliva class. They passed Netherlands en route from the Mediterranean to their home port.

Groningen took the guidance of the British HMS Portland, a Belgian helicopter and the Belgian Maritime Security Centre.

Other NATO countries
This morning the Groningen took over the supervision of the British frigate, when the Russian ships the Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) within conduct. A plane of the Netherlands Coastguard kept from the air an eye during her regular patrol. Ships do not need permission to sail through the EEZ.The Russian ships are sailing in the northern part of the North Sea. Other NATO partners like Germany and Denmark take the observation about.The Royal Navy has 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, one of her and one of her smaller units ready to perform such tasks on the North Sea. 

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