Swedish navy chasing foreign sub

[mapuc]

The Swedish news has also been talking about a Russian Crude Oil Tanker laying just outside the Swedish territorial waters

After the information the indicated Russian oil tanker(Ns Concord) headed east.
at 22:53 it turned its transponder off and disappeared from the map

My thoughts

Have the Russians given up trying to get hold of the damaged submarine? or

Markus

[daft]

Originally Posted by mapuc

The Swedish news has also been talking about a Russian Crude Oil Tanker laying just outside the Swedish territorial waters

After the information the indicated Russian oil tanker(Ns Concord) headed east.
at 22:53 it turned its transponder off and disappeared from the map

My thoughts

Have the Russians given up trying to get hold of the damaged submarine? or

Markus

One would wonder why they ever ran with the AIS on if they were engaged in any covert activity? The track does seem weird though and the fact that it was loitering the area and have been there since Wednesday does also seem odd. Although it could be some sort of mechanical malfunction.

Also, the operation have been intensified today and an alleged info leak seems to point to Swedish SigInt intercepting a distress call between a Russian submarine in the Stockholm archipelago and Kaliningrad. Ground forces are involved as well, searching for any possible crew members that have made it ashore.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by daft

Ground forces are involved as well, searching for any possible crew members that have made it ashore.

I thought it was people from Säpo, Must and the police working in the area to catch any person with false identity or any Swede who feel they should help a foreign nation.

made me remember my own time in the Swedish Navy, when we had exercise there was always a "well-equipped" fishing boat nearby

Markus

[daft]

Originally Posted by mapuc

I thought it was people from Säpo, Must and the police working in the area to catch any person with false identity or any Swede who feel they should help a foreign nation.

made me remember my own time in the Swedish Navy, when we had exercise there was always a "well-equipped" fishing boat nearby

Markus

Yes, they are involved, but I also heard Hemvärnet was contributing. I assume for the reasons you mention.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by daft

Yes, they are involved, but I also heard Hemvärnet was contributing. I assume for the reasons you mention.

Using Hemvärnet(National guard) is good thing, they know the people in the area, that is if they come from the same area and they know the terrain very well.

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Things seem to have gone quiet, can we come out of the shelters now?

[daft]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Things seem to have gone quiet, can we come out of the shelters now?

Yes, Swedish media just mentioned something about a cessation in the operation now. I was not clear if the reporter meant that the Navu ships and helicopters had left the specific area he was in or if it was a general cessation. We'll see I guess.