Teh One Who Knocks
07-22-2020, 10:47 AM
By David Rivers, Senior Reporter - The Daily Star
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Royal Navy warships were scrambled to a Russian submarine that passed through waters close to the UK.
The Krasnodar submarine was picked up by French intelligence off the coast of Ushant Island in Brittany on Sunday.
HMS Tyne and HMS Mersey then watched every movement of the Kilo-class vessel.
The attack submarine, built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy in the 1980s, had been conducting a surfaced transit from the Eastern Mediterranean.
Tyne, an Offshore Patrol Vessel based in Portsmouth, had picked up the submarine in the south-west end of the English Channel.
The French Navy had earlier tracked its journey through the Bay of Biscay.
Sister ship Mersey then took over as the Russians made their way through the Strait of Dover and into the North Sea.
Lieutenant Justin Shirtcliff, HMS Tyne’s Operations Officer, said: “Tyne responded in a coordinated effort with allies to shadow the Russian submarine and her escort while transiting the English Channel.
“This routine undertaking is an enduring task for the Royal Navy, in which Tyne and her sister ships of the Royal Navy’s Overseas Patrol Squadron play a key role.”
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The Krasnodar submarine was made in the Soviet Union
And Lieutenant Commander Will Edwards-Bannon, HMS Mersey’s Commanding Officer, added: “It has been impressive to see, first-hand, the seamless coordination between allied ships and aircraft from various nations involved in this operation.
“I am very proud of the disciplined way in which my ship’s company has responded to the challenge of maintaining our readiness for operations through the challenges of Covid-19 which, along with the support we receive from our families, has enabled Mersey to once again successfully play our part in protecting our nation’s interests.”
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Royal Navy warships were scrambled to a Russian submarine that passed through waters close to the UK.
The Krasnodar submarine was picked up by French intelligence off the coast of Ushant Island in Brittany on Sunday.
HMS Tyne and HMS Mersey then watched every movement of the Kilo-class vessel.
The attack submarine, built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy in the 1980s, had been conducting a surfaced transit from the Eastern Mediterranean.
Tyne, an Offshore Patrol Vessel based in Portsmouth, had picked up the submarine in the south-west end of the English Channel.
The French Navy had earlier tracked its journey through the Bay of Biscay.
Sister ship Mersey then took over as the Russians made their way through the Strait of Dover and into the North Sea.
Lieutenant Justin Shirtcliff, HMS Tyne’s Operations Officer, said: “Tyne responded in a coordinated effort with allies to shadow the Russian submarine and her escort while transiting the English Channel.
“This routine undertaking is an enduring task for the Royal Navy, in which Tyne and her sister ships of the Royal Navy’s Overseas Patrol Squadron play a key role.”
https://i.imgur.com/AI7gJdB.jpg
The Krasnodar submarine was made in the Soviet Union
And Lieutenant Commander Will Edwards-Bannon, HMS Mersey’s Commanding Officer, added: “It has been impressive to see, first-hand, the seamless coordination between allied ships and aircraft from various nations involved in this operation.
“I am very proud of the disciplined way in which my ship’s company has responded to the challenge of maintaining our readiness for operations through the challenges of Covid-19 which, along with the support we receive from our families, has enabled Mersey to once again successfully play our part in protecting our nation’s interests.”