MOSCOW, October 16. /TASS/. A Russian Pacific Fleet detachment of ships has completed a business call at the port of Butterworth in Malaysia, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
"A detachment of Pacific Fleet ships, consisting of the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate, the large anti-submarine warfare ship Admiral Tributs, and the tanker Pechenga, has completed its business call at the port of Butterworth in Malaysia. As part of the visit, the task force command held meetings with representatives of the Malaysian Navy," the ministry reported.
The ministry noted that on the eve of the 112th anniversary of the death of the crew of the protected cruiser Zhemchug of the Russian Imperial Navy, the task force commander, Rear Admiral Yevgeny Myasoedov, together with Russia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Malaysia Nail Latypov, and representatives of the Royal Malaysian Navy, laid flowers at a memorial dedicated to the Russian sailors at the Christian cemetery on Jerejak Island. A memorial service was held for the fallen Russian sailors.
In addition, the Russian sailors toured local attractions and participated in friendly sports competitions.
The naval detachment departed from Vladivostok on September 10 for the Asia-Pacific deployment. Earlier, the ships made a business port call to Jakarta, Indonesia.