The British patrol ship HMS Mersey were accompanied by a Detachment of three ships of the Russian Baltic fleet EN route along the coast of great Britain to the English channel, according to the address on the official Internet representation of the Navy of the United Kingdom.
HMS Mersey, allegedly accompanied by Russian Detachment of the patrol ship " Yaroslav the Wise ", the tanker "Yelnya" and the tug "Victor Konetsky" for three days starting from Saturday.
A detachment of ships of the Baltic fleet October 1, left the Baltic and headed into the Indian ocean During a long voyage. As part of the trip he for the first time will take part in the naval part of the Russian-Indian exercise " Indra-2019 ", which will be held from 10 to 19 December in the waters of the Indian ocean.
This is not the 1st case when the English Navy watch Russian warships in the waters of the English channel. So, in may of this year, the frigate HMS Northumberland escorted large anti-submarine ship " Severomorsk ".
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