Battle Stations! Navy Scrambles Destroyer To Challenge Russian Warship Off British Coast (But It Takes 24 Hours To Make 600-Mile Journey From Portsmouth Base - Was Putin Testing Our Response Time?) -- Daily Mail
* Russian vessel detected 30 miles away from Scotland last night
* Only ship available to respond was on south coast of England
* Tensions heightened when aerial photos showed ship full of missiles
A fully armed Royal Navy warship was scrambled to challenge a missile-carrying Russian vessel in the waters off Britain just days before Christmas, defence sources revealed last night.
In a calculated test of Britain’s reduced naval capacity in the North Sea, the Russian warship came within 30 miles of the coast.
It was detected nearing Scotland, but the only ship the Royal Navy had available to respond after Ministry of Defence cuts was in Portsmouth, resulting in a delay of 24 hours until it was in position.
The threatening approach towards Britain’s territorial waters triggered a top-secret Navy and Air Force operation co-ordinated by the military top brass at the Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) bunker at Northwood, just outside London.
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My Comment: This incident apparently happened before Christmas .... and what I find interesting about this event is that at the time the British press (unlike today's Daily Mail) had a different spin on what was happening .... Royal Navy shadows Russian warship off Scottish coast -- Portsmouth News
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