The press service of the Pacific Fleet reported that the group of ships of the South Korean Navy consists of a destroyer, a mine-layer and the Hwagyong support ship under the flag of Rear Admiral Oh Sung Gyue. The host ship of the Pacific Fleet is the Admiral Vinogradov large anti-submarine vessel.
The Russian and South Korean sailors will conduct joint exercises to practice providing help to people in distress at the sea.
The South Korean sailors will lay a wreath at the Combat Glory of the Pacific Fleet memorial and visit the S-56 submarine memorial. A South Korean honor guard company, a military orchestra and a Tae Kwon Do team will perform. Russian and South Korean sailors will also compete in a friendly volleyball game.
The South Korean ships will leave on September 27.
The Pacific Fleet press service reported that in February 2004 a group of Russian naval vessels from the Pacific Fleet paid an official visit to the Inch'on port in South Korea under the flag of the fleet's Commander Admiral Viktor Fyodorov. The Russian sailors took part in joint exercises involving seven ships and carrier-based and land-based aircraft.
