A flotilla of Russian warships led by a large submarine hunting ship entered the English Channel on Friday (28/11/2014) in what naval officials said were preparations for a regular series of exercises.
Russia’s Northern Fleet said in a statement released to the RIA Novosti government news agency that its four vessels were led by the Severomorsk destroyer and the Alexander Otrakovsky amphibious landing ship.
It said the detachment had passed through the narrowest part of the channel between England and France at Pas-de-Calais and would begin a series of planned manuevers shortly.
The quoted statement said a storm had forced the detachment to …read more
Source: Herald LIVE
