Russia, The submarine
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A staff member has been taken to hospital following a serious incident at the Babcock site at Devonport dockyard in Plymouth
Russia deployed three submarines to spy on the UK’s critical undersea pipelines in the northern Atlantic, British officials revealed on Thursday. UK Defense Secretary John Healey called out Russian President Vladimir Putin as he accused the Kremlin of using three underwater vessels to gather information on Britain following previous sabotage attempts in Europe.
A Royal Navy warship and P8 maritime patrol aircraft have tracked three Russian submarines, including two Gugi-class deep-sea vessels, attempting to survey undersea cables and pipelines.