Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
Sept 5 2008

US Pathfinder Ship Visits Sevastopol Port Unofficially
05.09.08 12:42

Ukraine, Kiev, 5 September / Trend News corr. Z.Novosvitskiy /
Pathfinder oceanographic ship of the Sea Transportation Centre of the
US Armed Forces entered Sevastopol port with unofficial visit on 4
September and the ship will be at the port from 4 to 6 September and
from 15 to 17 September, the Ukrainian State Border Service said. The
border service carried out necessary formality to legalize the ship.

Pathfinder will participate in the joint Ukrainian and US project to
search sanitary transport ship of Armenia, which sank in the region of
Ayu-Dag cape and Ay-Todorski lightship in 1941.

The Ukrainian Culture and Tourism Minister and the State Service for
national cultural heritage granted permission on 10 April in 2008 to
hold search work.

The US Embassy sent the relevant note to the Ukrainian Foreign
Ministry on 30 July and the note was coordinated with the interested
organizations. Later, on 11 August, the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers
granted official permission for ship’s entry to the Ukrainian port to
replenish water and food reserves afterwards.