Multimedia Release: Bertholf, Vorovsky crews are Bering Sea partners

[The Patriot]

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KODIAK, Alaska - Bering Sea partners, the crews of the ships Bertholf and Vorovsky sail west from Kodiak on a joint exchange April 21, 2011.

The Vorovsky is a Krivak-class frigate commissioned in 1990 for the Russian Federal Security Service and the Bertholf is the first of the Coast Guard's National Security Cutters, Legend-class, commissioned in 2008.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis

KODIAK, Alaska - The crews of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf and the Russian Federal Security Service frigate Vorovsky sail together to the Bering Sea April 21, 2011, in support of fisheries enforcement and search and rescue missions.

The 418-foot cutter Bertholf is stationed in Alameda, Calif., and the 370-foot frigate Vorovsky is stationed in Petropavlosk-Kamchatsky, Russia.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.

KODIAK, Alaska - The crews of the ships Bertholf and Vorovsky sail west to the Bering Sea on a joint exchange April 21, 2011.

The Vorovsky is a Krivak-class frigate commissioned in 1990 for the Russian Federal Security Service and the Bertholf is the first of the Coast Guard's National Security Cutters, Legend-class, commissioned in 2008.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.

KODIAK, Alaska - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf and the Russian Federal Security Service frigate Vorovsky sail west for a joint effort April 21, 2011.

The crews of the two ships are participating in a cultural exchange sharing training and best practices for several types of missions.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.

For more information please contact Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis at (907) 321-4501.




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