The Hunt for Med October: US Navy searching for Russian ‘carrier killer’ submarines feared to have been sent after NATO warships in the Mediterranean
NATO planes and ships are said to be on the look out for Russian submarines
One or two subs are believed to be operating near a French aircraft carrier
Incident has echoes of the Cold War book and film The Hunt For Red October
By CHRIS SUMMERS
DailyMail.com
9 December 2016
NATO forces in the eastern Mediterranean are reportedly hunting for Russian submarines which are capable of sinking aircraft carriers.
US Navy P-8 Poseidon jets, operating from a base at Sigonella, Sicily, are said to be looking for one or two Russian Navy submarines operating underneath a NATO flotilla not far from the coast of Syria.
The Aviationist said the Russian submarines were believed to be Oscar II class vessels, which are known as ‘carrier killers’.
The Oscar II class, which weigh 18,000 tonnes and have a crew of around 100, are the largest submarines ever built.
The Kursk, which sank in the Arctic Circle in 2000 with the loss of 118 lives, was an Oscar II class sub.
The Russians subs are thought to be in the vicinity of France’s flagship aircraft carrier, the Charles De Gaulle.
The USS Eisenhower is also said to be in the region.
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