US EditionHMS Mersey Monitors Russian Corvette and Tanker in English Channel
HMS Mersey and a Wildcat helicopter shadowed a Russian warship and sanctioned tanker for 48 hours as part of UK and NATO efforts to monitor Russian naval activity.
- Over a 48-hour period, HMS Mersey, supported by a Wildcat helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron, shadowed the Steregushchiy-class corvette RFS Soobrazitelny and sanctioned oil tanker MV Anatoly Kolodkin as they transited westward through the English Channel.
- Following earlier Royal Navy responses two weeks earlier, allied units maintained tracking as part of a wider NATO effort monitoring Russian naval traffic near Europe, including HMS Tyne and HMS Cutlass shadowing Ropucha-class landing ships and merchant vessels.
- The Steregushchiy-class corvette's sensor fit includes Furke-2 radar, Zaslon mast, hull-mounted sonar, towed array, and Ka-27 helicopter.
- A Royal Navy spokesman said shipborne radars and sensors gathered valuable intelligence, while Lieutenant Commander Dan Wardle and Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Steve Moorhouse highlighted readiness and protection of UK waters.
- At the western approaches the two ships separated, with MV Anatoly Kolodkin entering the Atlantic while RFS Soobrazitelny reversed course and was tracked east by the Royal Navy, continuing a pattern that sustains NATO situational awareness despite Russian kit limits.
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Royal Navy shadows Russian warship in Channel
A Royal Navy patrol ship and helicopter have tracked Russian naval and merchant vessels transiting through the English Channel during a 48-hour operation in UK waters. HMS Mersey, supported by a Wildcat helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron, was deployed to monitor the movements of the Steregushchiy-class frigate RFN Soobrazitelny alongside the sanctioned oil tanker MV Anatoly Kolodkin. The vessels were observed sailing westward through the Cha…
HMS Mersey tracks successive Russian warship transits through the Channel - Navy Lookout
During another routine tasking, HMS Mersey and a Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter have again been deployed to monitor Russian naval and merchant vessels transiting the English Channel. A 48-hour operation saw the Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Mersey, supported by a Wildcat helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron, tasked to shadow and report on the movements […] The post HMS Mersey tracks successive Russian warship transits through the Channel first app…
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