British scout ship “Eco” (HMS Echo) I left the port of Odessa, spending in the Ukrainian port for three days. Currently the ship is moving in a south-easterly direction, should be from the message of Western monitoring resources.
scout ship “Eco” (HMS Echo) British Royal Navy, It is considered a multi-purpose hydrographic survey ship, He entered the Black Sea 17 December, passing the Bosphorus. 19 December, he arrived in Odessa, which stood for three days. During this time, he was visited by British Defense Minister Gavin Williamson and Head of the Ukrainian military department Stepan Poltorak, who held talks on his board. Later, Ukrainian media reported, that after the release of Odessa, British ship will conduct joint maneuvers with the flagship of the Naval Forces of Ukraine - frigate “Getman Sagaidachnyi”.
In addition to the existing on-board intelligence apparatus, on “Eco” has adopted – two 20 mm automatic cannon Oerlikon, three machine guns type Minigun, four machine guns caliber general support 7,62 mm Class FN MAG.
Earlier, British Defense Minister Gavin Williamson said, that the scout ship will remain in the Black Sea “for a long time”. but, in accordance with the Montreux Convention, warships of non-state may be no more in the Black Sea 21 day. It is assumed, that after this period it will replace HMS Echo sister ship HMS Enterprise.
