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Why have these foreign warships been circling in British waters for 12 hours?
Daily Mail ^
| April 26, 2016
| Thomas Burrows
Posted on 04/26/2016 1:24:24 PM PDT by rickmichaels
The Royal Navy and coast guard authorities have been investigating why two Belgian naval ships have been allowed to sail close to the Welsh coast for the past 12 hours today.
The colossal BNS Godetia, a command and logistical support ship that is 92 metres long and BNS Lobelia, a 51 metre long minehunter, have been mysteriously circling the coast since late last night.
A Holyhead Coastguard spokesman confirmed the ships were sailing off Cilan Head near Abersoch but said they had 'absolutely no idea what they are up to'.
The colossal ships are believed to have been involved in a task force exercise in the Irish Sea with a Dutch submarine that called in to Dublin at the weekend.
A Marine Traffic map shows the ships heading up the Irish Sea towards the coast and then veering off just before 9pm, in the case of BNS Godetia, and just after 12pm for BNS Lobelia.
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To: rickmichaels
Appears the Belgian ships are waffling.
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posted on
04/26/2016 1:26:01 PM PDT
by
HombreSecreto
(The life of a repo man is always intense)
To: rickmichaels
I thought I read that the Brits and Belgians are merging their forces.
To: HombreSecreto
Appears the Belgian ships are waffling.So, that's what ales them?
To: HombreSecreto
Could the Belgians really intimidate the British?
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posted on
04/26/2016 1:27:17 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: rickmichaels
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posted on
04/26/2016 1:27:30 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: rickmichaels
They are confused by the lack of vowels.
To: rickmichaels
Actually they’ve been trapezoiding of the welsh coast
To: rickmichaels
Last time I checked, Belgium was a member of NATO, so they’re not exactly threatening Wales.
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posted on
04/26/2016 1:29:33 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: rickmichaels
colossal ships, maybe a bit of a misnomer?
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posted on
04/26/2016 1:30:16 PM PDT
by
VaRepublican
(I would propagate taglines but I don't know how. But bloggers do.)
To: Yo-Yo
Save the Wales!!
Sorry, I couldn't resist. (8^D)
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posted on
04/26/2016 1:30:56 PM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: All
The Godetia is hardly "colossal" as described in this article:
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posted on
04/26/2016 1:32:14 PM PDT
by
rickmichaels
(I shouldn't have to press 1 for English)
To: rickmichaels
Brussels is making a show of force about Brexit?
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posted on
04/26/2016 1:32:41 PM PDT
by
Pearls Before Swine
(The would-be Empress has no clothes. My eyes!)
To: rickmichaels
The Belgium have a navy???
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posted on
04/26/2016 1:32:44 PM PDT
by
Mercat
(Boredom is a problem on the inside. And happiness, too, is an inside job.)
To: Disambiguator; HombreSecreto
HombreSecreto: Appears the Belgian ships are waffling. Disambiguator: So, that's what ales them?
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posted on
04/26/2016 1:33:33 PM PDT
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: dfwgator
They’re looking for Aristotle.
To: Cicero
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posted on
04/26/2016 1:34:37 PM PDT
by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: VaRepublican
A 300 foot ship is hardly colossal,about frigate size.These guys would have a seizure if they saw one of our aircraft carriers.
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posted on
04/26/2016 1:35:28 PM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
To: rickmichaels
It’s an invasion! That Belgian ship is full of vowels! The Welsh are gonna be sorry, oh, my yes they are...
To: Billthedrill
I thought it was against Belgian law to do anything slightly interesting.
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posted on
04/26/2016 1:37:14 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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