Swedish navy sends 200 people to hunt for 'foreign underwater activity'

old_aussie

Looks like the Ruskies are at it again.

Depth charges away, this could be an embarrasment to Putin if russian subs are found to be in Swedish territorial waters.

Teams of people are searching the waters off Stockholm after reportedly intercepting messages from a Russian submarine.

The search in the Baltic Sea less than 30 miles from Stockholm began on Friday and reawakened memories of the final years of the Cold War when Sweden repeatedly hunted suspected Soviet submarines along its coast with depth charges.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/sweden/11172377/Swedish-navy-sends-200-people-to-hunt-for-foreign-underwater-activity.html

The Moldy Gowl

A lot of seamen will be exploded all over Sweden if this happens

AndonHandon

The arrogance of Russia does not surprise me anymore. They need to be Putin their box.

wazky

It's really Putin me off my planned trip to Sweden, I won't be Russian there any time soon.

harvester of sorrow

Puntatsic.

Jawgap

Hopefully Sean Connery is the sub's skipper......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWjJlErBPX4

Celly Smunt

Meanwhile in France

Tail Docker

Pffft, they were in Dun Laoghaire harbour there last week, hiding behind the car-ferry. They said they had just popped in for a guinness, but the Gardai were well suss. The Submarine bar is nowhere near Dun Laoghaire.

wandatowell

Subs are a lot more common in our waters than people may think.




(I'd imagine)

Putin

AndonHandon wrote: »

The arrogance of Russia does not surprise me anymore. They need to be Putin their box.

:rolleyes:



Look up arrogance in the dictionary and you'll see: AMERICA

kingchess

wandatowell wrote: »

Subs are a lot more common in our waters than people may think.




(I'd imagine)

I think you are right, maybe

everlast75

Putin wrote: »

:rolleyes:



Look up arrogance in the dictionary and you'll see: AMERICA

Sounds like "someone" is being defensive ;-)

Lapin

Ah those damn Russians up to their old fun and games again.

They'll do anything to get their hands on IKEA's meatball recipe.

DarkyHughes

So Russia may or may not have a sub near Sweden. Atleast we know for sure America doesn't have any military personal stationed in other countries.

branie2

Almost like the Cold War days

fleet_admiral

Tail Docker wrote: »

Pffft, they were in Dun Laoghaire harbour there last week, hiding behind the car-ferry. They said they had just popped in for a guinness, but the Gardai were well suss. The Submarine bar is nowhere near Dun Laoghaire.

And its closed as well

crockholm

Honestly,the amount of dopey "But...but....America....derp de derp" comments here is disheartning-The USA has SFA to do with this topic-Russia is illegally going into Swedish territorial Waters and airspace(a few weeks back) and for what purpose? We are in a union with sweden and as they are being intimidated by bolshy bollix Putin and all people can come up with is "Well,America ....."

Tail Docker

fleet_admiral wrote: »

And its closed as well

Their finances were underwater.

losthorizon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tKPKXRQSbQ

fleet_admiral

Tail Docker wrote: »

Their finances were underwater.

The recession sunk them

branie2

They couldn't keep their heads above water

Tail Docker

branie2 wrote: »

They couldn't keep their heads above water

Someone should re-open it as a Russian Pub. Everyones looking for them these days. I think it was pub they said.

Elmer Blooker

It's been done before, this is nothing new.
I suppose Ukraine has disappeared off the news headlines with Syria/Iraq and ebola and all that so a bit of anti Russia hate, paranoia and propaganda is in order to whip the masses into a frenzy like after MH17 (anyone remember that?)
http://www.questia.com/library/108521716/the-secret-war-against-sweden-us-and-british-submarine

Alun

Almost the same thing happened back in the 80's in Sweden. There's a really good episode of the Swedish detective series Wallander (The Troubled Man) that deals with it.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_submarine_incidents

gugsy

The russians are now saying it could be a dutch sub. The blame game starts again.

nelly17

Tail Docker wrote: »

Pffft, they were in Dun Laoghaire harbour there last week, hiding behind the car-ferry. They said they had just popped in for a guinness, but the Gardai were well suss. The Submarine bar is nowhere near Dun Laoghaire.

They were there for the wifi

Edit: On a more serious note, what exactly is Putin playing at quite deliberately antagonising western countries? Whats his end game here?

fleet_admiral

gugsy wrote: »

The russians are now saying it could be a dutch sub. The blame game starts again.

They are russian to say its not them

Rhys Essien

Remember a few months back when the Russians scared the $hite out of the British navy when they sailed their aircraft carrier group through the English Channel.:D

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2623480/The-Cold-War-really-IS-Russian-aircraft-carrier-group-Soviet-era-ships-escorted-English-Channel-state-art-Royal-Navy-destroyer.html

BoJack Horseman

nelly17 wrote: »

Edit: On a more serious note, what exactly is Putin playing at quite deliberately antagonising western countries? Whats his end game here?

Just probing & checking.

Finland has next to zero military capability so I suppose they are testing themselves against a more capable navy.

They checked on the Dutch a few weeks ago, but their navy couldn't respond, as they are working hard to dismantle their navy completely.

Last year they were testing the Brits, who took days to send one of their handfull of remaining ships to escort the Russian vessel away from Scotland

Its all just part of a probing exercise just to show how European nations are pathetically incapable of defending their own territory.

Egginacup

old_aussie wrote: »

Looks like the Ruskies are at it again.

Depth charges away, this could be an embarrasment to Putin if russian subs are found to be in Swedish territorial waters.

Teams of people are searching the waters off Stockholm after reportedly intercepting messages from a Russian submarine.

The search in the Baltic Sea less than 30 miles from Stockholm began on Friday and reawakened memories of the final years of the Cold War when Sweden repeatedly hunted suspected Soviet submarines along its coast with depth charges.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/sweden/11172377/Swedish-navy-sends-200-people-to-hunt-for-foreign-underwater-activity.html

More vague bollocks to sway public opinion against Russia. Ukraine and MH17 have faded from memory and the West's lies about Putin have had no effect.
So Sweden has intercepted communications? Well, what were those communications and who was the "trustworthy" source?
Otherwise why is this crap even in the paper? What is the point of this story at all?
The article says absolutely nothing but it's enough to have people saying "Russia up to their old tricks again" ... whatever that's supposed to mean.

Wibbs

Celly Smunt wrote: »

Meanwhile in France

Ahh this old meme. You do realise the French have been about the most successful land military in European history? Within the language of the military much of it has French origins. Anyway, slightly off topic... :D

BoJack Horseman

Wibbs wrote: »

Ahh this old meme. You do realise the French have been about the most successful land military in European history?

And in today's context, the only really effective navy left in Europe.

biko

Well, it's around 300 years ago since Sweden invaded Russia. Payback time soon..

BoJack Horseman

biko wrote: »

Well, it's around 300 years ago since Sweden invaded Russia. Payback time soon..

Vladi will settle all scores.

Watch out decedents of Ghengis Khan!

DeadHand

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Watch out decedents of Ghengis Khan!

That's about 25% of the human race.

A ferocious rod man was old Genghis.

The One Doctor

Wibbs wrote: »

Ahh this old meme. You do realise the French have been about the most successful land military in European history? Within the language of the military much of it has French origins. Anyway, slightly off topic... :D

No-one defends the French and gets away with it.

crockholm

biko wrote: »

Well, it's around 300 years ago since Sweden invaded Russia. Payback time soon..

Poltava.....The beginning of the end of the Swedish empire

Fratton Fred

They may not have the largest warships in the world, but the Swedish navy certainly looks cool.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visby-class_corvette

crockholm

Fratton Fred wrote: »

They may not have the largest warships in the world, but the Swedish navy certainly looks cool.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visby-class_corvette

Design by IKEA? (predictible response,sorry)

Very Po-Mo.:D

BoJack Horseman

Fratton Fred wrote: »

They may not have the largest warships in the world, but the Swedish navy certainly looks cool.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visby-class_corvette

The Visby is the most fantastic looking naval vessel going.

Typical of these things though, they spent around €150m building the thing but decided against fully arming it to save a couple of million.

That said, the Swedish military is comparatively small. Why on earth Russia wants to harass a neutral country like this I dont know.

Fratton Fred

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

That said, the Swedish military is comparatively small. Why on earth Russia wants to harass a neutral country like this I dont know.

It may not be, I thought the sub was in trouble so it may have been looking for shallow water.

Iranoutofideas

So what exactly is the evidence that this is a Russian sub?

ThisRegard

Iranoutofideas wrote: »

So what exactly is the evidence that this is a Russian sub?

Apparently radio broadcasts were intercepted on a frequency reserved for emergencies to a place in Russia.

tallus

Not just any place in Russia, but I read somewhere the signal was traced to the headquarters of the soviet Baltic fleet.

Streetwalker

Iranoutofideas wrote: »

So what exactly is the evidence that this is a Russian sub?

The same as the stuff for Russia shooting down the airplane a while back, F all.

DeadHand

tallus wrote: »

Not just any place in Russia, but I read somewhere the signal was traced to the headquarters of the soviet Baltic fleet.

Unless the signal travelled backward through time I doubt it.

ThisRegard

tallus wrote: »

Not just any place in Russia, but I read somewhere the signal was traced to the headquarters of the soviet Baltic fleet.

Yeah, Kaliningrad.

Laois6556

I thought the thread title ended with foreign underwear activity.

Son Of A Vidic

Putin wrote: »

Look up arrogance in the dictionary and you'll see: AMERICA

Well said Vladimir.

The Diabolical Monocle

No fear, Deutschland is on our side.

Vill quickly und efficiently drive through the Moscow and make it into eine really cool techno club ja.

Elmer Blooker

Egginacup wrote: »

More vague bollocks to sway public opinion against Russia. Ukraine and MH17 have faded from memory and the West's lies about Putin have had no effect.
So Sweden has intercepted communications? Well, what were those communications and who was the "trustworthy" source?
Otherwise why is this crap even in the paper? What is the point of this story at all?
The article says absolutely nothing but it's enough to have people saying "Russia up to their old tricks again" ... whatever that's supposed to mean.

....... a well paid "trustworthy" source no doubt!
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/10/leading-german-journalist-admits-cia-bribed-leaders-western-press.html