{"id":182349,"date":"2023-12-12T17:02:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=182349"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:02:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:02:35","slug":"british-warship-and-helicopter-chased-off-russian-sub-off-irish-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/world-news\/british-warship-and-helicopter-chased-off-russian-sub-off-irish-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"British warship and helicopter chased off Russian sub off Irish coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> British warship and helicopter chased off Russian submarine off Irish coast as Putin&#8217;s forces probe weaknesses on UK&#8217;s western flank<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Two UK military vehicles were sent to scare off a Russian submarine<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The submarine was found just south of the entrance of Cork Harbour<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Russia has been increasingly targeting Ireland as a way to get to the UK<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Military sources have revealed that a British warship and helicopter were forced to chase off a Russian submarine that was caught lurking off the Irish Coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The submarine was found directly south of the entrance to Cork Harbour, just outside the 12-mile territorial limit afforded to every state under international law.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Russian-registered civilian vessel was accompanying the submarine at the time, and is understood to have been acting as its &#8216;surface satellite,&#8217; military insiders told the Irish Examiner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just before it got dark, a British helicopter flew into the area and dropped sonar equipment into the water, hovering for a short while and then leaving the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after this, a Royal Navy anti-submarine frigate arrived to monitor the submarine&#8217;s movements on behalf of Ireland.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78873027-12855413-image-a-56_1702397588310.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The submarine was found just outside the 12-mile territorial limit afforded to every states under international law (File photo)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874083-12855413-The_submarine_and_its_companion_vessel_were_found_outside_the_en-a-13_1702400093069.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The submarine and its companion vessel were found outside the entrance of Cork Harbour (pictured)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the mission took place six months ago, details were only recently shared.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sources told the Irish Examiner that Royal Navy vessels were used, as Ireland&#8217;s military does not have the capacity to monitor submarine movements on its own warships.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Military sources told the newspaper that Russia has realised that the UK is vulnerable on its western flank as a result.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They added that these near-incursions along the Irish Coast are becoming more and more common.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Navy has already been shadowing Russian warships off the south coast of Ireland\u00a0which are &#8216;making a point to Britain&#8217; in a &#8216;concerning&#8217; sign of Putin&#8217;s increased aggression.<\/p>\n<p>According to navy sources, the group of Russian ships are believed to have been supporting the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>They are led by the Slava-class cruiser Marshall Ustinov, which is the sister ship of the Ukrainian missile-destroyed Moskva.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874127-12855413-Russia_has_realised_that_the_UK_is_vulnerable_on_its_western_fla-a-14_1702400093070.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Russia has realised that the UK is vulnerable on its western flank, military sources said<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s group of warships also includes the destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov and the tanker Vyazma, along with a suspected submarine.<\/p>\n<p>It is not known where the ships will next go, but sources have claimed that the ships are &#8216;making a point&#8217; to Britain that they are close by.<\/p>\n<p>Some naval experts have said they could go past a naval base at Faslane. If the boats take a route like this, naval ships may have to patrol for more time than expected, as Faslane houses Britain&#8217;s nuclear deterrent.<\/p>\n<p>Former captain of a nuclear-powered submarine and commander Ryan Ramsey said: &#8216;The Russians have every right to do this but it&#8217;s definitely posturing and a return to more aggressive Cold War behaviour by them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This might be part of Putin&#8217;s strategy of pushing NATO in every environment. Within this group there will be a Russian hunter-killer but she won&#8217;t enter the Irish Sea because the tidal stream currents would make it too dangerous.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>MailOnline has contacted both the UK&#8217;s Ministry of Defence and Ireland&#8217;s Defence Forces for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12855413\/British-warship-helicopter-chased-Russian-submarine-Irish-coast-Putins-forces-probe-weaknesses-UKs-western-flank.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British warship and helicopter chased off Russian submarine off Irish coast as Putin&#8217;s forces probe weaknesses on UK&#8217;s western flank Two UK military vehicles were sent to scare off a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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