The Russian Navy has called for an international agreement that would oblige countries to notify each other about their submarines’ routes in the world’s waterways. They claim this would help prevent marine accidents.Vice Admiral Oleg Burtsev, Deputy Head of Russian Navy Headquarters, made the proposal during an interview to the Ria Novosti news agency on Tuesday.
He said that recent incidents in which atomic submarines collided speak of the importance of such an agreement
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This is just Russia grandstanding after recent and embarrassing UK/French then US sub mishaps.
ReplyDeleteEven if countries do what Russia advises ie notifying other countries of patrol regions this wouldn't have averted the latest sub collissons. This is because even at 0.5 km subs might still be invisible and vulnerable to collision.
Pete