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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russian Navy maneuvers in English channel today
2016-10-21
Great images of Russian and Brit naval ships and aircraft at the link. Worth it for that alone if you like that sort of thing.
ROYAL Navy warships will “man-mark” a menacing Russia fleet that is preparing a pincer move on the English Channel, the MoD has said.

Eight Russian vessels led by a aircraft carrier are heading down the North Sea and are expected to pass through the Dover Straits tomorrow morning. And they are expected to link up with two more ships there, meaning TEN heavily-armed Russian ships will be operating just miles from the British coast.

The drills are being observed by both the Royal Navy and a Norwegian vessel as they head down the North Sea. The Russian Northern Fleet is being stalked by two British warships, while two corvettes heading to Britain through the Bay of Biscay are being tracked by HMS Dragon.
Posted by:Steve White

#8  Interesting that only the Brits went out to shadow the squadron. Where are the French, Belgian, Spanish, Swedish etc ships? The EU navies are invisible. The real story is the underwater traffic jam as half a dozen subs trailing the flotilla try to avoid running into one another
Posted by: Blossom Hupager6063   2016-10-21 22:17  

#7  @#6: OK, you made me look:

Perisher’s tradition for handling an unsuccessful student is not to make him aware of his failure until a small boat approaches to remove him from the submarine. Unknown to the unfortunate officer, his sea bag has already been packed by a member of the crew and brought up for the transfer. Upon departure, he is presented with his personal gear and a bottle of whisky, never again to return to submarine service.

Gotta' admit that the worlds Navies have the most interesting traditions.
Posted by: Blossom Unains5562   2016-10-21 22:06  

#6  Me thinks there may be a shadow or two following them captianed by a graduate of Perisher
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2016-10-21 20:34  

#5  "Look - the Captain is fighting the Americans!"
Posted by: Raj   2016-10-21 13:02  

#4  Nitpicking here: the Kuznetsov is not nuclear powered.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia    2016-10-21 11:58  

#3  http://navalmarinearchive.com/research/ims/england_expects.gif
Posted by: Shipman   2016-10-21 10:51  

#2  By incredible coincidence, today is Trafalgar Day.
Posted by: Matt   2016-10-21 10:11  

#1  Boy, those Russki boat sure do have a big, high ... front. A British admiral at the link said the Russians were 'Willie waving".
Posted by: Bobby   2016-10-21 07:38  

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