The Hunt for Red October...

YachtForums · Oct 20, 2014

Given our calendar month, I couldn't resist the title. Life imitating art?

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/is-sweden-hunting-for-a-russian-submarine-in-distress-n-1648156735/1648171415/ Kyosuke

Details remain sketchy, but something is clearly afoot off the coast of Stockholm Sweden, where a large search and intelligence operation is underway involving ships, from small riverine craft to stealthy Visby Class Corvettes, aircraft and over 200 operators. Something of great interest is under the water, and it may be a Russian submarine in trouble.

Swedish officials are referring to this flash search operation as a response to "foreign underwater activity." Meanwhile, there were said to have been sightings of a strange object prowling the complex archipelago off the Swedish coast last Friday. Around the same time, sources say that Sweden intercepted Russian radio traffic on a channel that is reserved for emergencies. Then later, another transmission was said to have been intercepted, this time encrypted. However, Swedish intelligence agencies were able to get a ballpark idea of where it was coming from and where the source on the other end's location was—which turned out to be off the Swedish coast near Stockholm and around Kaliningrad, the home of Russia's Baltic fleet.
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AMG · Oct 20, 2014

There have been some observations of underwater activity, a smaller craft was seen on the surface and then dived, why our forces are now searching to see what is going on. The distress call and conversation is however not confirmed.

Capt J · Oct 20, 2014

Wow, I certainly wouldn't want to walk on the foredeck of that vessel in any kind of weather.......

Capt Ralph · Oct 21, 2014

Pssssstttttaaaahhhhh.. (<-- big breath)

Luke,, Luke

Pssssssttttttaaaaahhhhh..

Luke, I am your captain..

Fishtigua · Oct 22, 2014

Hey, I think I've found it.

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