Royal Navy warship HMS Mersey (pictured, gun onboard vessel) was monitoring Russian attack submarine RFS Rostov Na Donu (pictured)
* A Russian submarine has been tracked by Royal Navy warship HMS Mersey
* The attack submarine RFS Rostov Na Donu was travelling through The Channel
* Kilo-class sub was moving from the Baltic to the Mediterranean via the North Sea
A Royal Navy warship has monitored a Russian attack submarine as the vessel travelled through British waters.
Portsmouth-based patrol ship HMS Mersey tracked the surfaced submarine, RFS Rostov Na Donu, as it moved through the North Sea and the English Channel.
The Kilo-class diesel powered attack submarine was moving through on its journey from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean.
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Update #1: Royal Navy warship shadows Russian attack submarine after it’s spotted sailing in North Sea in latest hostile show (The SUN)
Update #2: Royal Navy scrambles ship as Russian attack submarine sails through Channel (Daily Express)
WNU Editor: This Russian attack submarine is probably heading to the coast of Syria
Kilo is an old design. Limited compared to their ssn's. Once in the Mediterranean however they will have a better chance of losing the tail.
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