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More Russian ships heading to Gulf of Aden to combat piracy
Feb 24, 2010 at 16:24 | Interfax-UkraineThe large anti-submarine ship the Marshal Shaposhnikov, a tugboat and the Pechenga tanker have set out for Somali coasts, carrying marines and deck helicopters, the Pacific Fleet informed Interfax.
The current mission will be the fourth to have been sent to the pirate-stricken Gulf of Aden.