Britain Calls on NATO Help in Submarine Hunt

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 Defense (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.

• A squadron of Russian warships entered the English Channel last month and Sweden said it had proof a foreign submarine was operating illegally in its waters in October.

A periscope was spotted in waters where Royal Navy submarines normally surface as they head in or out of a base at Faslane, home to Britain's nuclear deterrent, Aviation Week reported.

It said planes from France, the United States and Canada were involved in the search........Reuters.................http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-britain-calls-on-nato-help-in-submarine-hunt/2553115.html
10/12/14
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Related:

• Russia mocks Sweden for desperate attempts to find Russian submarine. (Sweden submarine search called off)

• Sweden spends €2.2 million to prove no suspicious submarines wander around

• Sweden Confirms Submarine Presence. (“a foreign power has violated Swedish territorial integrity.”)

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• Russian Fleet holding naval drills in English Channel

 

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