MOSCOW, July 13. /TASS/. The Perekop training ship of Russia’s Baltic Fleet has reached the fleet’s main base in Severomorsk, covering more than 2,000 nautical miles from Baltiysk, the Northern Fleet’s press service reported.
"The Baltic Fleet training ship Perekop arrived at the Northern Fleet’s main base, having completed the voyage from Baltiysk to Severomorsk, covering more than 2,000 nautical miles. In Severomorsk, the training ship was met by Chief of Combat Training of the Northern Fleet Rear Admiral Pavel Shulga. He congratulated the cadets and the ship’s crew on their arrival at the Northern Fleet’s main base," the statement reads.
Cadets from the Admiral N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy and the Naval Polytechnic Institute were undergoing navigational training aboard the ship. Foreign military personnel from friendly countries receiving naval science education in Russia also took part in the expedition.
"We left Baltiysk and the ship began to roll heavily in the rough waters. But we, like true sailors, endured everything and got through it all. It’s an incredible feeling — it was the first time in our lives on such a ship, on such a long voyage. <…> I love this profession and I really enjoy being the person who guards other people’s sleep," said cadet Adilet Sapargali.
