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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He: I expressed my discomfort with guns.
She: I suggested we both start seeing other men.
Heh. Very phlegmish.
Boy that Russian camouflage is good.
Yes, but Belgium is the HQ of the EU. Intimidation to get Britain into the EU.
Not very big. You can see seamen standing on the deck amidships and heads on the flying bridge.
Llurking off the Welsh coast? Llaunching Llamas, no doubt.
Llarry, Lloretta, and Llinda. Fearsome team.
llove it!
Ammunition costs money. First you have to buy it. Then, despite your best efforts, some fool will insist on practicing with it, and you have to buy more. Disarming your naval vessels is a critical cost cutting move, and allows much needed funds to be devoted to resettlement of more Muslim refugees, expansion of LGBT support programs, and a heightened Belgian presence at a host of international conferences on climate change, which are very expensive.
I didn’t even know Belgium had a Navy... I mean really what for?
Looks like a pleasure barge, wine and cheese on the quarter deck.
Hardly colossal.
Stand-in for a proper target?
Mum told me to stay away from the Welsh tarts, for some reason.
I think I’ve seen bigger tugboats in New York’s harbor.
Belgium has ships? Colossal ones? Who knew?
Now they just need some Danish.
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