Russia's navy has sent a warship to Somalia's coast to combat pirates and will mount regular anti-piracy patrols in the area, Reuters quoted a navy spokesman as saying today. "In the future the Russian navy will send its ships on a regular basis to zones where there is a danger from maritime piracy," navy spokesman Igor Dygalo told the Vesti-24 television station. He said one Russian warship left its base on the Baltic Sea on Sept. 24 heading for the area off Somalia's coast to tackle pirates operating there.
