'What the f*** did I just hit?': Shocking moment Russian hunter-killer submarine crashed into Royal Navy warship that was stalking it in the Arctic Circle

UK Daily Mail ^ | 01/06/2022 | David Averre

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The Royal Navy has admitted one of its warships collided with a Russian hunter-killer submarine in the north Atlantic in what is believed to be the first collision between Russian and British vessels since the Cold War.

The Russian submarine was lurking 200 miles north of Scotland in 'late 2020' when the crew of HMS Northumberland was dispatched on a 48-hour mission to hunt it down amid fears it would try to tap into or cut undersea cables essential for communication and the internet.

The Royal Navy's Type 23 frigate sailed into the region where the sub was believed to be hiding and deployed its array sonar - a cable covered in hydrophones pulled along behind the hull - to listen for sounds from the sub.

But in what a navy source has described as a 'million-to-one chance event', the submarine passed right behind the British vessel and smashed into the sonar cable being towed behind the frigate.

The collision, which was caught on film by a Channel 5 TV crew, did considerable damage to the HMS Northumberland's sonar device which was raked across the Russian sub's hull, forcing the British crew to abort their mission and return to base for repairs.

In the video of the moment of impact, a crew member is heard exclaiming, 'what the f*** have I just hit?'.

[deek69]

I 2nd that. Thank you for the enlightening story. Very cool.

[rlmorel]

You are most welcome, FRiend.

[USAF1985]

I’ve been on several Royal Navy ships…most of the women on them…you don’t wanna meet in a karaoke bar. Just sayin.

[DesertRhino]

In the media video of that ship did you catch the naked girl? Walking right down the passageway with men around, naked as a jaybird, just a towel wrapped around her at boob height.

[DesertRhino]

Parades around like that, and gets mad if anyone notices. And also gets mad if they don’t.