French Navy’s minesweeper Céphée on Sept 6 called at port of Baltiysk to conduct joint exercise with Russian minesweeper Sergei Kolbasiev , reports Baltic Fleet (BF) press service.
“Plan of the joint exercise includes drills on communications, tactical maneuvering, imitation of underway refueling, minelaying, minesweeping, and transshipment of personnel by helicopter” , press release said.
Joint minesweeping exercise of the two ships with participation of BF helicopter will be held in Sept 9-10.
The visit program includes sport competitions in soccer and tug-of-war between French and Russian servicemen, and joint visits on board French minesweeper Céphée and host ship harbor minesweeper Sergei Kolbasiev .
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