Wednesday, December 10, 2014

U.K. Requests Help From NATO In Search For Unknown Sub In Scottish Waters

At the height of the operation, five aircraft from four different nations were working with Royal Navy ships in the search for the mystery vessel near Faslane, Scotland

Britain Calls On NATO Allies To Help In Submarine Hunt: Media -- Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - NATO allies sent patrol planes to help Britain scour the waters off its western Scottish coast after a submarine's periscope was spotted, in a search reminiscent of the Cold War, media reported.

Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it had received help from NATO allies in an operation, but declined to go into further details.

Reports that searches took place in late November and early December, which first appeared in Aviation Week, come amid growing tensions between Western powers and Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis.

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More News On The Search For A Mystery Sub In Scottish Waters

UK called on Nato help in sub search -- BBC
Hunt for Red October... off the coast of Scotland: Britain calls in Nato patrol planes to search for rogue submarine after periscope is spotted -- Daily Mail
Nato planes aid sub hunt off UK -- Daily Mail
Britain had Canadian plane look for suspected Russian sub off Scotland due to defence cuts -- National Post/The Telegraph
Britain Admits to Hunt for Suspected Russian Sub in UK Waters -- ABC News

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