(Europa) Schwedische Marine & Marinetruppen

[Erich]

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17 October

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SWEDEN
"Foreign submarine activity" near Stockholm, well inside territorial waters … naval ships (a.o. corvette VISBY), helicopters and several ground units involved in operation to locate and identify possible intruder … intercepted communication on a special radio frequency used only by Russian vessels in emergency situations … Russian commercial tanker noticed circling in a narrow area of Swedish waters … media speculating a Russian submarine may have run into trouble while conducting “reconnaissance” mission to Swedish waters.
(rmks: 1981 “Whiskey on the Rocks” comes to mind …)

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19 October

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SWEDEN
Update: Swedish navy continues investigating “unusual underwater activity” …in Kanholmsfjorn near Stockholm … picture of partially-submerged object published … Russia-owned (Liberia-flagged) tanker NS CONCORD, originally bound for Denmark, still “zigzagging” there … Russian MoD: “no emergencies with Russian military vessels in the area”.
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dazu ergänzend <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article133452243/Versteckte-sich-das-russische-U-Boot-im-Oeltanker.html">http://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/arti ... anker.html</a><!-- m --> ... Hysterie greift um sich ...

19.10.14
Versteckte sich das russische U-Boot im Öltanker?

Ein "unbekanntes Unterwasserobjekt" versetzt die schwedische Marine seit Freitag in Aufregung. Seltsame Schiffsbewegungen in der Ostsee erhärten den Verdacht. Jetzt zeigt das Militär ein Foto.