The Russian sub was said to have crashed into the sonar line of HMS Northumberland (pictured) (Image: PA)
* HMS Northumberland collided with a Russian submarine near Scotland
* The Royal Navy ship was sent to track down the submarine 200 miles off shore
* The sub smashed into the British vessel's sonar equipment as it passed overhead
* The crash, which took place in 'late 2020' according to an MOD spokesman, is believed to be the first collision of British and Russian ships since the Cold War
A Royal Navy warship collided with a Russian hunter-killer submarine in the icy waters of the north Atlantic in what is believed to be the first collision between Russian and British vessels since the Cold War.
The Russian submarine was lurking under the waters 200 miles north of Scotland when the crew of HMS Northumberland was dispatched on a 48-hour mission to hunt it down amid fears it would try to tap into or cut undersea cables essential for communication and the internet.
The Royal Navy's Type 23 frigate sailed into the region where the sub was believed to be hiding and deployed its array sonar - a cable covered in hydrophones pulled along behind the hull - to listen for sounds from the sub.
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WNU Editor: This incident occurred over a year ago and we are only learning about it now. You have to wonder what else is out there that we do not know (yet).
British Frigate HMS Northumberland Hit A Russian Submarine With Its Towed Sonar In 2020
British Frigate HMS Northumberland Hit A Russian Submarine With Its Towed Sonar In 2020 -- Warzone/The Drive
Russian submarine hit Royal Navy warship in North Atlantic -- BBC
Russian submarine collided with British warship part in rare event -- CNN
Royal Navy warship hit Russian 'hunter-killer' nuclear submarine in Atlantic clash -- Daily Express
2 comments:
We learn next to nothing of the undersea cat and mouse competition.
I find it interesting that the skipper asks what he hit. Did he not know the sub was near?
Guess not.
Accident. I would be dismayed to find the brits lost their sonar to the sub.
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