The large anti-submarine ship of the Russian Northern Fleet "Severomorsk" together with a rescue towboat "Altai" and a marine tanker "Dubna" called at the port of Cape Town on March 20. The Russian ships carrying out a mission in the Indian Ocean will stay in the port of Cape Town until March 23 to replenish food and water supplies and do some sightseeing.
The Russian ships under the charge of Commander of the Russian Navy Task Group Captain (N) S. Varik started their long voyage on November 15, 2016. During the first part, their task was to ensure the sustainability of the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet led by the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser “Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov” as part of the military operation off the coast of Syria.
From 9 to 15 February the ships participated in the international naval exercises "Aman-2017" which took place in the Arabian Sea and at the coastal base of the Navy of Pakistan.
In the course of the mission, the crew of “Severomorsk” has performed various interior exercises - from survivability during a voyage and anchorage to air and anti-submarine defense. In the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean, they successfully fulfilled the task of locating foreign submarines by using deck aviation.

On March 21, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of South Africa HE Mikhail Petrakov and Consul General of Russia in Cape Town Roman Ambarov met with senior officials of the large anti-submarine ship "Severomorsk".

On March 21, 2017, a solemn ceremony of wreath laying took place at the graves of Russian sailors buried at the naval cemetery in Simon’s Town. Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of South Africa HE Mikhail Petrakov, representatives of the Consulate General of Russia in Cape Town, senior officials and members of the crew of the large anti-submarine ship of the Russian Northern Fleet "Severomorsk" as well as the command and other officers of the South African Navy attended the event. A Russian Orthodox divine service in memory of the sailors was conducted by rector of the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Johannesburg Priest Daniel Lugovoi.

Representatives of the “Russian Club of Cape Town” presented the senior officers of the large anti-submarine ship of the Russian Northern Fleet "Severomorsk" with a book on South African lighthouses.
What a wonderful evening reception on board of “Severomorsk”!