Royal Navy helicopter forces Russian vessel away from major undersea internet cables in British waters
The Russian cargo ship Sinegorsk (IMO: 9261061) was forced out of British territorial waters after a Royal Navy helicopter appeared on the scene, The Telegraph reported on Jan. 29. The vessel had been anchored in the Bristol Channel near undersea communication cables linking the UK with the United States, Canada, Spain and Portugal. According to data from Starboard Maritime Intelligence , Sinegorsk last called at port three weeks earlier, on Jan. 5, in the northern Russian city of Arkhangelsk.