Secondo lui, il sommergibile presumibilmente apparteneva alla classe "Virginia", in dotazione alla Marina degli Stati Uniti. E' stato scoperto nel Mare di Barents.
Il contatto con la nave è durato circa 27 minuti, dopodichè il sottomarino americano ha lasciato la zona.
"Non è un fatto isolato il rilevamento di sottomarini stranieri nel Mare di Barents nel corso degli ultimi anni," - ha sottolineato la fonte............[La Voce della Russia]
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Anti-submarine forces of the Russian Northern Fleet located and ‘pushed out’ from the Russian border waters a foreign submarine, a high-ranking representative of the Navy’s General Staff said on Saturday....
ReplyDelete“On August 7, 2014, the Northern Fleet located in the Barents Sea a foreign submarine, supposedly of the Virginia class of the U.S. Navy,” the source said.
“Active actions of the Northern Fleet’s anti-submarine forces ‘pushed out’ the submarine from the border waters of the Russian Federation,” the source said. “The contact with the submarine lasted for about 27 minutes, and then the American submarine left the region.
http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/744227
Russia detects, 'expels' presumed U.S. submarine: Russian news agencies...
ReplyDeleteThe Russian Northern Fleet's anti-submarine force has detected a foreign submarine in the country's boundary waters and "expelled" it, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed spokesman for the Russian Navy Main Staff.
A foreign submarine, presumed to be a U.S. Navy Virginia-class vessel, was detected by Northern Fleet forces on duty in the Barents Sea on Aug. 7, the spokesman said.
A U.S. Defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, could not confirm the incident and had no comment on the Russian claim.
"An anti-submarine attack group and an Ilyushin Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft were sent to the said area to search and track the sub," the Russian navy spokesman was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying.
"The Northern Fleet anti-submarine forces' active maneuvers expelled the submarine from the Russian Federation's boundary waters."
The report from Russia from could be the latest sign of increasing tensions between Moscow and Washington over the crisis in Ukraine. REUTERS
http://www.todayonline.com/world/russia-detects-expels-presumed-us-submarine-russian-news-agencies