It is a surprising meeting held by a drag in Brittany against Côtes-D’Armor on June 28. According to the information of our colleagues from Oueest-France, an Russian-class kilo submarine has emerged next to the boat that was fishing. A meeting that took place beyond territorial waters, outside the Anglo-Norman islands.
The building was tracked by the French Navy as soon as it reached the area of tricolor interest, indicates the maritime prefecture of the Atlantic in BFMTV.
More and more Russian movements
In order not to make a joint maneuver, the Russian submarines never navigate underwater when they cross the Canal de la Mancha, an interception would be seen as an extremely dangerous signal. Unless the emergency technical maneuver, this submarine did not appear by surprise in front of the drag.
The sailors may have been busy fishing and saw the submarine at the last moment. The bad climatic conditions and the silent characteristics of the submarine can also explain the surprise of the fishermen.
The passage of Russian ships or submarines on the channel is not uncommon. The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, an ally of Moscow, last December caused the reorganization of the Russian Navy and a multiplication of the passages of the Russian ships. Every year, Brest’s maritime prefecture observes about thirty ascent and descendants of Russian unity. But since the departure of Bashar al-Assad of Syria, more than fifty movements have been identified.
The Russian army has been remarkably forced to leave its base on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in Syria, located in Tartous. The Brest maritime prefecture also suspects certain ships to bring weapons to the Russian militias operating in Africa.
Source: BFM TV
