Having finished the stay in Novorossiysk, ships of Black Sea joint task group BLACKSEAFOR on Aug 16 started joint tasks at sea under command of Capt 1 rank Yury Zemsky (Russian Navy).
The task group consists of Russian large landing ship Caesar Kunikov (BLACKSEAFOR flagship), Bulgarian minesweeper Priboy , Romanian corvette Sebastian , Turkish frigate Yildirim , and Ukrainian minesweeper Cherkassy .
Escorted by Black Sea Fleet (BSF) sea-going tug MB-31 , the ships left Novorossiysk port and practiced joint maneuvering.
During the day, the multinational force carried out antiaircraft drill and towed a “ damaged ” vessel.
According to the BLACKSEAFOR activation plan, the ships are supposed to arrive in Turkish port Trabzon on Aug 19.
[mappress] Source: rusnavy, August 18, 2011;