A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on British undersea cables, the defence secretary has revealed.
John Healey, in a highly unusual statement to MPs, said the incident involving HMS Astute happened in November but the research vessel, called Yantar, then returned to UK waters this week.
To counter the first spying mission, which passed through Cornish waters, he said he changed the navy’s rules of engagement to enable British warships and the submarine to get closer to the vessel and better track its activities.
It is very rare for the UK to reveal details about the movement of its top secret fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.
A decision to tell parliament that one of the submarines had surfaced next to the surveillance vessel underlines the extreme seriousness that the UK views the Russian activity back in November and again this week.
darknekolux on
Props to the Royal Navy. I think it’s the only way to deal with Russia.
Admin-Eradicator on
YANTAR MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️
hyakumanben on
“You probe with bayonets: if you find mush, you push. If you find steel, you withdraw”
The UK showed steel. Well done!
cealild on
Well I hope they fucking shit themselves. That’s better than a strongly worded letter of condemnation.
_RageMach1ne_ on
Royal Navy is now under Ministry of Based?
Squeaky_Ben on
Should have sunk it outright.
A-Lewd-Khajiit on
Imagine if the Russians received a message saying, “tally ho lads!”
IngloriousMustards on
”WAH! Blyat, almost gave me a heart attack… krhom, I mean, of kourse ve knev it vas there all along.”
11Kram on
I suspect that the Russian ship still managed to fulfil its mission of identifying the position of a cable. Was it doing anything illegal as opposed to something that the UK doesn’t like?
Thekingofchrome on
There is a long history of UK subs confronting the Soviet and Russian Navy. It’s well known for its aggressive tactics, stealth and the Perisher course is the best submarine command course recognised the world over.
They do not f’around.
Hottage on
*Submarine surfaces.*
>Hello there.
Thekingchem on
Why can’t they just take the ship and arrest all on board? Coming all the way there to spy on UK infrastructure shouldn’t be tolerated
Woerligen on
Trigger Article 5 now!
droidman85 on
Sounds like “this is our last warning”. good. Next time make them fly
TermGlum2647 on
All the commentors going “wow this is awesome” – loool. The Russian ship did not do anything illegal. It was in international waters. The captain would probably have taken a sip from his vodka bottle and asked his crew to get on with work.
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A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on British undersea cables, the defence secretary has revealed.
John Healey, in a highly unusual statement to MPs, said the incident involving HMS Astute happened in November but the research vessel, called Yantar, then returned to UK waters this week.
To counter the first spying mission, which passed through Cornish waters, he said he changed the navy’s rules of engagement to enable British warships and the submarine to get closer to the vessel and better track its activities.
It is very rare for the UK to reveal details about the movement of its top secret fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.
A decision to tell parliament that one of the submarines had surfaced next to the surveillance vessel underlines the extreme seriousness that the UK views the Russian activity back in November and again this week.
Props to the Royal Navy. I think it’s the only way to deal with Russia.
YANTAR MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️
“You probe with bayonets: if you find mush, you push. If you find steel, you withdraw”
The UK showed steel. Well done!
Well I hope they fucking shit themselves. That’s better than a strongly worded letter of condemnation.
Royal Navy is now under Ministry of Based?
Should have sunk it outright.
Imagine if the Russians received a message saying, “tally ho lads!”
”WAH! Blyat, almost gave me a heart attack… krhom, I mean, of kourse ve knev it vas there all along.”
I suspect that the Russian ship still managed to fulfil its mission of identifying the position of a cable. Was it doing anything illegal as opposed to something that the UK doesn’t like?
There is a long history of UK subs confronting the Soviet and Russian Navy. It’s well known for its aggressive tactics, stealth and the Perisher course is the best submarine command course recognised the world over.
They do not f’around.
*Submarine surfaces.*
>Hello there.
Why can’t they just take the ship and arrest all on board? Coming all the way there to spy on UK infrastructure shouldn’t be tolerated
Trigger Article 5 now!
Sounds like “this is our last warning”. good. Next time make them fly
All the commentors going “wow this is awesome” – loool. The Russian ship did not do anything illegal. It was in international waters. The captain would probably have taken a sip from his vodka bottle and asked his crew to get on with work.