Originally Posted by
Marly Lite
It would be interesting to see what the response to Russia deploying a vessel of some description to theEnglish Channel or the Irish Sea for example.
The Russian Navy regularly transits through the English Channel. Their specialised survey ship Yantar has in past years been hanging about in the North Sea off the East Coast (Lincolnshire). Apart from a shadowing Royal Navy escort nothing happens in response.
The Yantar and other vessels have also been off the East Coast of the US and Canada in recent years.
RFS Yantar, the Russian Navy’s oceanographic vessel – also referred to as spy ship, underwater reconnaissance ship or seabed research ship – was escorted by several NATO ships as it transited the English Channel into the North Sea.
https://navaltoday.com/2018/06/04/na...glish-channel/
The Yantar is a new-build and highly specialised.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42543712
https://freebeacon.com/national-secu...bmarine-areas/