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Israeli sub UPDATE: Navy: Sub was likely from NATO
The Israel Navy said it believes the submarine that it detected last week inside the country's territorial waters belongs to a Western navy, possibly a member of NATO.Methinks: Russia commencing proxy espionage for Iran Military sources said Monday it had probably been on an espionage mission, but could have also "strayed" into Israeli waters before it was detected. Riiiight!!! The incident occurred on the night of November 9 off the northern coast. The navy detected the submarine after it had penetrated two nautical miles into territorial waters, about 18 kilometers from shore. Army Radio, which broke the story on Monday, reported Tuesday that five similar incidents have occurred in the past decade. Navy defenses detected a "submerged" object which was later classified as a submarine. Naval sources refused to identify its size. The navy followed the submarine for a few hours, but the moment it took active measures to close in on it, it quickly headed back to international waters. "We assume that the submarine belonged to a Western navy. It had probably been on a spying mission," a senior military source said. It could also have been testing the level of alertness, he said. Posted by: Poison Reverse 2004-11-16 |
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