Two Russian vessels from the Russian Far Eastern regions of Primorye and Sakhalin arrived to South Korea on Tuesday to take part in tactical exercises.
The Russian FSB patrol ship Herluf Bidstrup with a Ka-27 helicopter on board and the Boug Coast Guard ship will take part in a joint exercise on July 7 in the Sea of Japan to train anti-piracy, anti-smuggling, and anti-terror efforts near the Mukho harbor in South Korea's Donghae City.
"A welcoming ceremony was held in the port of Mukho where the Russian ships arrived," the regional Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) border guards department spokesman said.
Two Russian and three South Korean ships, two helicopters from the Russian FSB and South Korean National Marine Police Agency, two boats and a group of special forces from both sides will participate in the exercises held on July 6-9.
The participants will train how to cooperate in combating against illegal activities at sea, such as searching for, trailing and detaining a ship seized by terrorists, disarming criminals and freeing hostages, as well as rescuing people at sea and extinguishing fires on board caused by a bomb blast.
The Russian delegation is led by the head of the FSB's Coast Guard department, Col. Gen. Viktor Trufanov.
VLADIVOSTOK, July 6 (RIA Novosti)
