On board the "Epron" is a group of Sevastopol scientists of the Institute of Biology of the South Seas, who will conduct expedition studies of the ecological state of the seas of the Mediterranean basin
TASS, January 15. The rescue vessel "Epron" of the Black Sea Fleet passes the Black Sea Straits in the direction of the Mediterranean Sea, for the first time performing tasks as part of the permanent operational grouping of the Russian Navy (Navy), the press service of the Black Sea Fleet reported on Saturday.
"The crew of the rescue vessel "Epron" of the Black Sea Fleet began the passage of the Black Sea Straits of the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles in the direction of the Mediterranean Sea. This is the first performance of tasks in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the permanent operational group of the Russian Navy," the message says.
A group of Sevastopol scientists from the Institute of Biology of the South Seas is on board the ship. They will conduct expedition studies of the ecological state of the seas of the Mediterranean basin. The expedition is carried out in cooperation with the Sevastopol City branch of the Russian Geographical Society and the Black Sea Fleet, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet added.