The passage of the Russian diesel-electric submarine through the Bay of Biscay forced the French Navy to send a frigate to "intercept" the submarine

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The passage of the Russian diesel-electric submarine through the Bay of Biscay forced the French Navy to send a frigate to "intercept" the submarine

France was forced to raise a naval helicopter and send the frigate to the Bay of Biscay, where a Russian diesel-electric submarine was spotted moving on the surface, escorted by a tugboat. This was reported by the press service of the maritime prefecture of the Atlantic region.

According to the prefecture, the Russian diesel-electric submarine "Novorossiysk" from the Black Sea fleet and the accompanying sea tug "Sergey Balk" was noticed in the Bay of Biscay opposite the French coast. To intercept the submarine, the multi-purpose frigate of the French Navy Normandie was sent, which lifted a Caiman helicopter into the air. In which direction the Russian submarine was heading is not reported. There are also no other details of "interception" and further escort.



On September 29, the multi-purpose frigate of the French Navy Normandie and its Caiman helicopter, in close cooperation with our European partners, escorted the Russian submarine Novorossiysk and the Russian tugboat Sergey Balk in the Bay of Biscay

- said in a statement.

Presumably, Novorossiysk is making an inter-fleet transition from the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea, possibly for scheduled maintenance at the Kronstadt Marine Plant.

Diesel-electric submarine "Novorossiysk" is the lead in a series of six Project 636.3 "Varshavyanka" submarines built for the Black Sea Fleet. Laid down on August 20, 2010 at the Admiralty Shipyards shipyard in St. Petersburg, launched on November 28, 2013, accepted into the Russian Navy on August 22, 2014, and on September 11, 2014 became part of the Black Sea Fleet.
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  1. -43
    2 October 2022 12: 31
    Why does a submarine need a tug, and even when it is on the surface? I personally have one answer, she has lost her turn and is no longer a combat weapon, of course, if it is not a feint with her ears to deceive the enemy.
    1. +11
      2 October 2022 12: 33
      And you, I’ll see that still an entertainer - to tow a submarine that is in a submerged position. belay
      1. -21
        2 October 2022 12: 37
        I doubt that you are looking, or as in the well-known proverb I look into a book .....
        1. +19
          2 October 2022 12: 47
          Yes, you don’t even know how to read: “she was in the SURFACE POSITION ACCOMPANIED by a TOW”, and not a tug pulled her!
          1. +3
            2 October 2022 17: 42
            If you don't know, our warships are very often escorted by tugboats. There are all sorts of cases, and allow the enemy to be in charge and "help" in case of an emergency.
            "It's better to be overweight here than underweight"
            1. -2
              2 October 2022 19: 05
              Interestingly, that's why NATO has done more in its pants - from a diesel boat, or from a tugboat? It's okay, if they roam, then we can still send torpedo boats (with Poseidons on board). And of course with tugboats. But that's when things get really bad.
              Kindergarten - in tow, in tow.
              1. -2
                2 October 2022 19: 33
                Most likely from a tugboat! There was a case when, either a tug or a trawler, going to the aid of an emergency submarine, dispersed a whole armada of NATO troops with a signal "I'm going to ram" (true or not, but the story is about it ...)
        2. +12
          2 October 2022 12: 51
          That's right, I look in the book .....
          A submarine that has lost its course. In the surface position, it followed its own course.
          She was under sail. wassat
          1. 0
            2 October 2022 13: 27
            Was under sail
            - and maybe on the oars ...
            1. +2
              2 October 2022 15: 38
              - and maybe on the oars ...

              - without rudder and railings))
              1. +2
                2 October 2022 15: 55
                ... without a rudder and without SAILS ... from the old Russian SAIL. what does the railing have to do with it?
                1. 0
                  4 October 2022 07: 34
                  It's a joke :)) But, you can fix it:
                  - without the ruble and railings.
          2. +2
            2 October 2022 17: 56
            She was under sail. wassat
            No, her fighting dolphins pushed her. drinks
      2. +2
        2 October 2022 12: 37
        The news says that it was on the surface.
        1. +12
          2 October 2022 12: 44
          Quote from Silver99
          I personally have one answer, she lost her turn

          You should definitely be silent about "look" wassat
          Quote: Maxim G
          The news says that was going on the surface.

          Itself was, if you do not understand. And the tug - if it GOES for scheduled maintenance, then the resource is close to exhaustion, and therefore for maintenance. In order to "get over it" it is better to send a tugboat than later the whole world will laugh, like over an iron-Zyama, once stuck in the Panama Canal without a move
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          2. -3
            2 October 2022 12: 54
            Quote: Cowbra
            SAMA walked if you didn’t understand


            Who didn't understand?
      3. -4
        2 October 2022 12: 52
        It seems like it’s written, in accompaniment, but what the MO was up to with this transition, they alone know, and not for the press! hi
    2. +3
      2 October 2022 12: 41
      Why does a submarine need a tug, and even when it is on the surface?


      I think that this is how it should be during a long transition, as they say, just in case of a fire.

      She did not lose her course, otherwise they would have written that the boat was being towed, but perhaps something really needs repair, for which she goes to the Baltic.
    3. +10
      2 October 2022 12: 57
      Quote from Silver99
      I personally have one answer, she lost her turn

      You are the only one who had such answers. Inter-fleet crossings of diesel-electric submarines are always accompanied by auxiliary vessels, in case of an emergency. We don’t have naval bases all over the world and help, in which case, it will take a long time to wait.
    4. 0
      2 October 2022 12: 59
      The tugboat was present as a distraction. In fact, the boat was pushed by underwater special forces.
      1. dSK
        0
        2 October 2022 17: 13
        Turkish straits are blocked,
        goes to St. Petersburg or Murmansk ...
  2. +5
    2 October 2022 12: 42
    The tugboat Sergei Balk has a very interesting wording of tasks: Performing escort operations. But there is no tanker in the group. There is nowhere to refuel at the Novorossiysk crossing. Here is the answer.
  3. 0
    2 October 2022 12: 43
    Frigate, helicopter to escort the boat on the surface and even in tow. A coast guard boat or whatever the French have would be enough. The main thing is that "in close cooperation with European partners." They inflated themselves so much that soon they would call aviation to knock on the door.
    1. +6
      2 October 2022 12: 47
      A frigate, a helicopter to escort a boat on the surface, and even in tow.
      The boat is not in tow, but accompanied by a tug.
    2. 0
      2 October 2022 13: 05
      Yeah, what if they catch frogs, they are guardians and so descended into shit at the UN, but here it’s real, as the members of the forum said above, like a knock on the door, they will immediately call in aviation wassat
    3. +7
      2 October 2022 13: 37
      Frigate, helicopter - this is normal. In our time, when moving from Liepaja to the shores of South West Africa, the first to meet us were a helicopter and a boat with film and photographic equipment
      Filmed from different angles. Then a NATO frigate or destroyer appeared for tracking, which changed as they passed along their shores. Their aviation did not forget us either - the overflights were periodic. There were no tugs, they refueled from tankers, and different ones. A rendezvous point was appointed, where a tanker was already waiting for us. After refueling and sometimes receiving food, the tanker usually left us to refuel our other ship or to some port to replenish food supplies. The tankers of the Navy were essentially integrated supply ships, and in which case they could stand up for themselves, some had gun mounts. Usually their guns were covered with containers, which were quickly removed by cargo booms. Tanker "Dniester", for example, we refueled from it several times.
    4. -1
      2 October 2022 13: 57
      Quote: rotmistr60
      A frigate, a helicopter to escort a boat on the surface, and even in tow.

      Didn't you learn to read? Or is it hard to understand what you read? The article is written in Russian in white
      Russian diesel-electric submarine, sailing on the surface, accompanied by a tugboat.
      For Gennady I explain. The boat walked, that is, it independently moved along the water surface, and walked alongside, that is, next to the boat, a rescue tug was walking along the same surface. Walking alongside does not mean that he led the boat in tow. I hope I explain clearly. Or are you from Ukraine?
  4. -2
    2 October 2022 12: 43
    forced the French Navy to send a frigate to "intercept" the submarine

    Well, how, intercepted, or did you realize the opportunity to seize the opportunity in time?
    1. +4
      2 October 2022 12: 46
      From whom to grab: from the "Varshavyanka" in the surface position?
      Or from a tugboat?
      1. +1
        2 October 2022 13: 41
        grab: from the "Varshavyanka" on the surface?


        Why not? The submarine can also use torpedo weapons on the surface. The only limitation is the torpedo tubes must be below the surface of the water. Miners and BIUSniki are aware. If necessary, they will sigh in response.
        1. -3
          2 October 2022 13: 45
          The Cayman may have Exocet anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine torpedoes, and depth charges.
          One missile to the submarine, the second to the tug. The frigate will not be substituted.

          But in the comments, as usual, a shalman of hat throwers.
      2. +1
        2 October 2022 14: 22
        Quote: Maxim G
        From whom to grab: from the "Varshavyanka" in the surface position?
        Or from a tugboat?

        1. -3
          2 October 2022 14: 44
          Quote: Charik
          Quote: Maxim G
          From whom to grab: from the "Varshavyanka" in the surface position?
          Or from a tugboat?


          In thoughts?
          1. +1
            2 October 2022 16: 42
            In kilometers: MM-40 for coastal defense and surface ships. The only version of the rocket with a turbojet engine. It has an increased launch range (up to 180 km on the block III modification). Adopted in 2008. According to reports from 2012, the range of Kalibr missiles at sea targets is 375 km
            1. -1
              2 October 2022 16: 45
              "Exocets" hit ships, but "Caliber"?
              1. +1
                2 October 2022 19: 36
                "Exocets" hit ships, Yes, I heard, I haven't heard about the defeat of anti-ship missile submarines, they seem to shoot at targets with calibers, it means they hit ships, or in your opinion, if there was no combat use, then there is no way to fire a missile from a TA into a surface ship?
                1. -1
                  2 October 2022 19: 50
                  I doubt that:
                  1. The frigate will be substituted. Instead of sending a helicopter, or calling a plane.
                  2. They won't shoot down "Caliber". If the frigate is in the zone where the "Caliber" reaches.
    2. 0
      2 October 2022 13: 08
      Quote: isv000
      Well, how, intercepted, or did you realize the opportunity to seize the opportunity in time?

      "I don't understand well... Ryusske speak... Pierre grab!"
  5. +2
    2 October 2022 12: 47
    Presumably, Novorossiysk is making an inter-fleet transition from the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea, possibly for scheduled maintenance at the Kronstadt Marine Plant.

    That's what it means to pollute inland waterways! But it would be possible to quietly, without noise and dust, overtake the boat along the rivers, but they used to drive submarines from Nizhny ...
  6. +1
    2 October 2022 12: 48
    The passage of the Russian diesel-electric submarine through Biscay strait

    ***
    – Biscay gulf ?...
    ***
    1. ada
      0
      3 October 2022 02: 59
      Quote: Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov
      The passage of the Russian diesel-electric submarine through Biscay strait

      ***
      – Biscay gulf ?...
      ***

      Well, there will be a strait, possibly navigable wassat
  7. +1
    2 October 2022 12: 49
    Kva kva kva ... the frigate swam, although it is known that it swims wassat
  8. kig
    +1
    2 October 2022 12: 54
    Where Piglet and I are going is a big big secret. Where the boat is going, no one knows. But the tug is visible on all AIS resources, and on October 2 at 19-42 GMT was in the English Channel, heading 45, speed 7 knots. There must be a boat nearby. That's the whole secret.
  9. -4
    2 October 2022 12: 57
    Oh Frenchies, you will still be responsible for the supply of weapons to Svidomo ..
    You threaten Russia! Well, well, remember how you licked Hitler .. And now the United States is doing the same
  10. -1
    2 October 2022 13: 05
    Quote: aleks neym_2
    and not a tug pulled her!

    Just in case, the path is not close, and then look for it in the sea if it loses its course.
    And so the news is nothing! The boat was in neutral waters. Dozens of people go around the world, maybe the French just decided to practice. request hi
    1. -1
      2 October 2022 15: 44
      Quote: fa2998
      The boat was in neutral waters. Dozens of people go around the world, maybe the French just decided to practice.

      The usual practice of escorting a warship of a foreign country, the country of a potential enemy. All over the world they do this and ours do the same.
  11. -1
    2 October 2022 13: 07
    It was accepted into the Russian Navy on August 22, 2014, and on September 11, 2014 it became part of the Black Sea Fleet.

    For some reason, I was perplexed by the period for which this boat was enough - 6 years ...
    He assumed that the ships should live "without getting sick", a little longer ... The exception is a technical malfunction or rearmament to ... (for example, "Caliber" to "Zircons") ...
    1. +2
      2 October 2022 13: 37
      Are you good with arithmetic? Or time orientation? - It's 2022, 22 minus 14 equals 8 years
      1. +1
        2 October 2022 14: 06
        Quote: faiver
        Are you good with arithmetic? Or time orientation?

        I don't care about my eyesight. 6 and 8 merged. Printed in natural light - saved electricity for Europe. laughing
        1. +1
          2 October 2022 14: 44
          saved electricity for Europe.
          - good bully
  12. -1
    2 October 2022 13: 10
    There are also no other details of "interception" and further escort.

    So what are the details? We ran into a submarine, snatched off a couple of torpedoes, and left to please the crabs at the bottom. The tug, to the heap, waved off the helicopter, which was buzzing over his ear, with several MANPADS ... Where did the details come from after that ?! wassat laughing
  13. +1
    2 October 2022 13: 14
    I would like to see it, the coast of Asturias is close.
  14. -2
    2 October 2022 13: 18
    The Turks did not let the boat into the Black Sea?
    1. +2
      2 October 2022 13: 26
      The Turks did not let the boat into the Black Sea?
      She was not let in, but released from the Black Sea.
    2. -1
      2 October 2022 22: 49
      Bingo!!! The only correct version. And why did everyone decide that the DPL was being repaired.
  15. -2
    2 October 2022 13: 39
    Quote from: New-pechkin
    The Turks did not let the boat into the Black Sea?
    She was not let in, but released from the Black Sea.

    They are obliged to release for repairs along Montreux, but the Turks closed the passage for all warships.
    1. +2
      2 October 2022 21: 59
      Perhaps she came from Syria from the Mediterranean.
  16. 0
    2 October 2022 14: 27
    Well, how, intercepted or did the boat go further? wassat
  17. +1
    2 October 2022 14: 29
    Donc nous (les Français) sommes capables de voir un sous-marin Russe et un remorqueur Russe c'est bien.
    J'aurais aussi aimé que nos marins du Charles De Gaulle soient capables de voir un voilier Polonais de 10 m avant de...l'aborder ! !! :-))

    So we (the French) can see a Russian submarine and a Russian tugboat is good.
    I would also like our sailors from the ship "Charles de Gaulle" to be able to see the 10m Polish sailboat before... approaching it! !! :-))
    1. 0
      2 October 2022 16: 18
      https://www.20minutes.fr/faits_divers/3170839-20211112-toulon-porte-charles-gaulle-entre-collision-voilier
      http://www.opex360.com/2021/11/13/la-securite-du-porte-avions-charles-de-gaulle-prise-en-defaut-par-un-voilier/
      https://www.nouvelles-du-monde.com/le-porte-avions-charles-de-gaulle-percute-un-voilier-au-large-des-iles-dhyeres-dans-le-var/
    2. 0
      2 October 2022 17: 37
      Quote from Yanni Kounnar
      I would also like our sailors from the ship "Charles de Gaulle" to be able to see the 10m Polish sailboat before... approaching it!

      Your sarcasm counted... hi bully
  18. 0
    2 October 2022 15: 15
    Is the author a member of the Geographical Society? Opened a new strait :)) Show me on the map "Strait of Biscay" recourse
  19. for
    -2
    2 October 2022 15: 59
    France was forced to raise a naval helicopter and send a frigate to the Bay of Biscay, where a Russian diesel-electric submarine was spotted moving on the surface, accompanied by a tug

    Toli business with us!
    go where you want, go who you want
  20. +1
    2 October 2022 22: 31
    State transition to repair. The escort tug is the standard support of the ship during the transition to repair ... According to the regulatory documents, all transitions to repair are in the surface position, accompanied by the support tug (tugs) .... Judging by the photo, the submarine goes "under diesel engines", normally, with the prescribed trimmed to the stern and, it seems, "low speed" ... If she had been "pulled by the nostril" (in tow), the "flag signal" would have been raised - "D" ("Delta") - "Stay away from me. I'm having a hard time." I don’t understand why the “regulars-experts” of the VO got so excited ... Apparently, the latest events in the Ukrainian theater of operations have greatly “excited” everyone ...

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