View Single Post
Old 07-01-22, 14:48   #1
Ladybbird
 
Ladybbird's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 50,660
Thanks: 28,768
Thanked 14,429 Times in 10,235 Posts
Ladybbird has a reputation beyond reputeLadybbird has a reputation beyond reputeLadybbird has a reputation beyond reputeLadybbird has a reputation beyond reputeLadybbird has a reputation beyond reputeLadybbird has a reputation beyond reputeLadybbird has a reputation beyond reputeLadybbird has a reputation beyond reputeLadybbird has a reputation beyond reputeLadybbird has a reputation beyond reputeLadybbird has a reputation beyond repute

Awards Showcase
Best Admin Best Admin Gold Medal Gold Medal 
Total Awards: 8

Movies Russian Sub HIT Royal Navy Warship in North Atlantic

Russian Submarine Hit Royal Navy Warship Sonar in North Atlantic

A
Russian submarine collided with a Royal Navy warship's sonar on patrol in the North Atlantic, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

BBC 7 JAN 2022







HMS Northumberland had been tracking the submarine when it hit the ship's sonar equipment being trailed hundreds of metres behind it.


The incident, in late 2020, was captured by a television crew filming a documentary.

A UK defence source said it was unlikely the collision was deliberate.

HMS Northumberland was searching for the submarine in the Arctic Circle after it disappeared from the ship's radar, according to Channel 5, which was filming for its Warship: Life at Sea series.

The MoD said the frigate had located the hunter-killer submarine using the towed array sonar - a long tube fitted with sensitive hydrophones to listen under the water.

A periscope was spotted on the surface by the ship's Merlin helicopter before the Russian submarine dived again, hitting HMS Northumberland's sonar.

The film cameras captured the crew shouting: "What the hell was that?".

It is not clear what, if any, damage was suffered by the Russian vessel but the warship had to return to port in Scotland to replace the damaged equipment.

There has been an increase in Russian submarine activity in recent years, and Royal Navy frigates regularly patrol the North Atlantic.

The MoD would not usually comment on operations but it has done so because the incident was caught on camera.

A spokesman said: "In late 2020 a Russian submarine being tracked by HMS Northumberland came into contact with her towed array sonar.


"The Royal Navy regularly tracks foreign ships and submarines in order to ensure the defence of the United Kingdom."



__________________
AMERICA WAS ONCE AN INNOVATED & RESPECTED COUNTRY and THEN ALONG CAME TRUMP.....





That buzz you hear is George Washington spinning in his grave

Ladybbird is online now   Reply With Quote