Russian Navy Patrol Vessel DMITRY ROGACHEV transits Istanbul strait towards Mediterranean

Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet 184th Novorossiysk Coastal Defense Brigade’s Project 22160 Patrol Vessel DMITRIY ROGACHEV 375 Дмитрий Рогачёв transited Istanbul strait on January 15th, 2021 en route to Mediterranean. Designed by Severnoye Design Bureau and built in 2018 at Zelenodolsk Shipyard, she’s the second ship of Project 22160 after Vasily Bykov 368.

During Istanbul strait passage, the Dmitriy Rogachev hoisted the courtesy Turkish flag, Russian navy ensign Andreevsky, as well as maritime signal flags India (I) & Echo (E) to indicate course alterations, and, in accordance with Article 10 of Turkish Straits Maritime traffic regulation, signal flag Tango (T) to indicate transit passage without stop through Turkish straits. The Tango (T) signal flag also has a navy-specific meaning of "Do not pass ahead of me."

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