Task Force Completes Anti-Piracy Mission

A task force from Russia's Pacific Fleet has completed its anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia and is heading home to Vladivostok, RIA Novosti reports.

Led by the Udaloy-class missile destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov, the force escorted 11 convoys with more than 100 commercial vessels during its two-month tour, a Russia navy spokesman said.

Commandos from the Marshal Shaposhnikov freed a hijacked Russian tanker during a 22-minute operation on May 6, killing one pirate...