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"Deeply Suspicious" Russia Cargo Ship Stops at Undersea Cables as Royal Navy Respond
- On Tuesday night, Sinegorsk, a Russian cargo vessel, anchored roughly two miles off Minehead in the Bristol Channel near undersea cables after claiming `essential safety repairs`, prompting a Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter to chase it back into open waters.
- Three weeks ago, the vessel left Arkhangelsk, a major Russian port, before anchoring near Minehead; the MOD says it is increasing efforts amid Russia's attempts to map undersea cables.
- Over the last 24 hours, tracking data shows the ship altered course multiple times and slowed to near-stationary inside UK territorial waters while UK Coastguard fixed-wing aircraft and surveillance aeroplane registered G-HMGC monitored the area.
- The Department for Transport said it issued a clear warning to SINEGORSK to leave UK waters and the vessel complied, while the Royal Navy reported it moving south, last seen off the Isles of Scilly.
- Amid sanctions and rising incursions, First Sea Lord Sir Gwyn Jenkins warned of a 30 per cent increase in Russian incursions and highlighted UK government sanctions on more than 500 Russia-linked shadow-fleet tankers.
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The ship lay at anchor for hours and refused to leave. The British Navy then launched an attack helicopter. The Russians then weighed anchor and sailed away.
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In the British Bristol Canal, a Russian ship interrupted and stopped its journey, and the British authorities react immediately.
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Total News Sources28
Leaning Left3Leaning Right6Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
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- 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
L 23%
C 31%
R 46%
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