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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

MoD confirms gaps in Navy tasking in UK Waters

Kuznetsov & HMS LiverpoolThe Ministry of Defence (MOD) has confirmed that there have been recent gaps in the dedicated Royal Navy vessel coverage of UK waters.

A dedicated ‘Fleet Ready Escort’ (FRE) Frigate or Destroyer is supposed to be available at all times to cover circumstances including unexpected visits close to UK shores by navies from other countries.

Over Christmas the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and further vessels arrived off the Moray Firth coast. It is the second such example in two years. First reports of the Russian navy presence relied on Scottish fishing vessels because the Royal Navy has no ocean going conventional vessels based in Scotland.

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