Sweden Hunts 'Foreign' Submarine Off Stockholm

[cronus]

http://news.sky.com/story/1355426/swede ... -stockholm

Sweden Hunts 'Foreign' Submarine Off Stockholm

The Swedish army staged a large military operation around islands off capital Stockholm after reports of suspicious "foreign underwater activity".

Ships, helicopters and around 200 troops were sent to the area, following a tip-off from what authorities described as a "credible source".

Commander Jonas Wikstroem said: "We have begun an intelligence operation ... involving ships, helicopters and several ground units."

He did not specify how close the operation was to the Swedish capital, nor whether the activity involved one or more submarines, but said no weapons had been used.

He said he was informing the public as the area has "heavily trafficked".

It comes after recent reports in Swedish media of an increase in Russian air force manoeuvres in the Baltic Sea, including a close encounter in early October between a Swedish spy plane and a Russian fighter jet.

"As the government has said, the situation has deteriorated in the Baltic Sea," Wikstroem said.

During the Cold War the then neutral - and now non-aligned - Nordic country was regularly on alert following Russian submarine sightings.

(continued, the reset going well...)

[Clinton Huxley]

I've seen The Abyss, I know how this goes.

[JimC]

What is the implication of a change from "neutral" to "non-aligned"?

[klr]

Did the sub have captain with a Scottish accent?

[Tero]

[piscator]

A left-handed soldier wearing a right-handed headset that makes it impossible to present his weapon correctly is a clear sign of douchebaggery somewhere in his Chain of Command.
That being said, the Russkies are probing everywhere with what's left of their Backfires and Typhoons. This Ukranian thing has them feeling insecure.

[mistermack]

Can you hear the subs, Fernando?

[klr]

Can you hear the subs, Fernando?