, ▁the ▁ship ▁captured ▁ 1 0 ▁pir ates ▁in ▁three ▁boats ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Som alia . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁Py otr ▁Vel iki y ▁returned ▁to ▁its ▁home port ▁of ▁Sever om or sk , ▁ending ▁a ▁six - month ▁deployment . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Py otr ▁Vel iki y ▁left ▁the ▁Northern ▁Fle et ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁six - month ▁deployment . ▁During ▁its ▁six - month ▁tour ▁of ▁duty , ▁the ▁war ship ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁and ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁via ▁the ▁S uez ▁Canal . ▁In ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁the ▁cru iser ▁conducted ▁man eu vers ▁with ▁other ▁Russian ▁war ships ▁from ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁Fle et . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁the ▁miss ile ▁cru iser ▁visited ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁port ▁of ▁T art us ▁in ▁Sy ria . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Russia ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁tal ks ▁with ▁Sy ria ▁about ▁turning ▁T art us ▁into ▁a ▁permanent ▁base ▁for ▁Russian ▁war ships ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Py otr ▁Vel iki y ▁met ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁cru iser ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁Sea . ▁There ▁they ▁conducted ▁joint ▁exer cis es ▁and ▁held ▁a ▁traditional ▁fare well ▁ceremony ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May . ▁The ▁two ▁vessels ▁were ▁due ▁to