Friday, June 27, 2014

Another Encounter Between The Russian And British Navies

HMS Severn (P282), a River class offshore patrol vessel of the British Royal Navy. Wikipedia

Royal Navy Frigate Forced To Intercept Two Russian Military Landing Craft As They Steamed Up English Channel -- Daily Mail

* HMS Severn tracked and intercepted Russian war ships yesterday
* Royal Navy says the encounter is part of a 'well-established response'
* Comes days after frigate HMS Montrose met Russian warship in the Baltic
* This month RAF jets also scrambled to Russian fighters in same area

A Royal Navy patrol ship tracked down and intercepted two Russian landing craft in the English Channel yesterday.

HMS Severn, a 1,700-tonne River-class patrol ship armed with three machine guns, headed off the two military vessels sailing east through the Channel.

The ship 'closed and tracked' the Russian craft as they, which are thought to have been moving from the Mediterranean back to their home bases.

Read more ....

Update: Royal Navy vessel 'intercepts Russian assault ships' in English Channel -- Plymouth Herald

My Comment: As I had said in a previous post .... these encounters are becoming more and more common.

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