Spanish Navy Patrol Vessel Serviola Concludes Mission Tracking Russian Naval Units
Spain's Defence Staff (EMAD) reported on October 16 that the Navy offshore patrol vessel Serviola (P-71) has concluded a mission tracking Russian naval units.
Such missions form part of the Spanish Armed Forces' permanent operations of presence, surveillance and deterrence in waters under national sovereignty and of national interest, coordinated by the Operations Command.
Serviola is the lead ship of the Spanish Navy's Serviola-class patrol vessels and routinely carries out maritime surveillance, fisheries patrol and search-and-rescue duties. EMAD did not disclose the specific waters or the number of Russian vessels involved in this mission.
Source: Defence Staff of Spain (EMAD
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Photo: 图：西班牙海军巡逻舰 Serviola（P-71）。Bruno Cleries 摄，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 3.0。 / Photo: The Spanish Navy patrol vessel Serviola (P-71). Photo by Bruno Cleries, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
