After planes, now russian ships trespass European waters.

[Azgraal]

After the stunt we've all known from last week, when several military planes were seen flying through international waters going dangerously close to the national air spaces of several European countries, now the incident occurs also on water.

Taken from a Portuguese newspaper's site:

"An hydrographic russian ship was detected this tuesday inside Portugal's EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone), in international waters, announced today the Portuguese Minister of Defense, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco.

The ship was detected, identified and escorted outside the Portuguese EEZ last night, only reaching the outside of said zone this morning, said the Minister."

So, an hydrographic ship doesn't necessarily mean it is a military vessel, yet in contrast with the International Air Space, a country's EEZ is for all effects belonging to that country, even though considered "international waters". In this case the Portuguese Navy has jurisdition over it and the State of Portugal controls it and other countries' vessels can only enter that space under Portugal's permission, no matter the intention.

What can this be called then? A mere coincidence? A more dissimulated russian stunt to check European's means, this time by sea? A lost ship?


(added the source from the article, in portuguese: http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Segur...ent_id=4221246)

[Coronius]

Not sure why Russia seems to be stuck with the 19th century mentality of claiming territory and expanding their empire.

[Independent voter]

Putin is showing you the size of his penis.

[Ulmita]

I don't understand all the Russophobia in these forums. Did the russians violate any country's FIR? or they were in international airspace / waters?

Please elaborate. A moderator should really think about start locking these kind of threads.

[Deleted]

Putin is showing you the size of his penis.

I'm still waiting to see it then...

Jk.

I love you Comrade Putin <3

[Kalis]

Putin doesn't appear to like Portugal.

Perhaps he's a Messi fan.

[Graeham]

This isn't anything new and I'm not sure why Russia is so heavily criticised for doing it when other countries in the western world have been doing it themselves.

[Reeve]

A hydrographic ship? It's just doing seafloor mapping. Thousands of civilian vessels are doing this around the world every day.

[Draoran]

Can you even see the difference between "trespassing" and "flying through international waters"?..

Not sure why Russia seems to be stuck with the 19th century mentality of claiming territory and expanding their empire

Then what about US waging aggressive wars over resources for the last...how many years?

[MerinPally]

Just showboating.

It'll get bored if you keep just escorting it out of the way and kindly telling it to get fucked. As has happened a lot recently. The RAF did something recently with a Russian plane like that. A sort of "If you'd kindly follow us and fuck off" and away it went. It's not intimidating anyone.

[Deleted]

I wanna see a Russian submarine beach on Blackpool

[Deleted]

Who the fuck cares? America tries to force europe to go on war against russia, not russia.

[Deleted]

Soon we will have articles about russian dogs trespassing country borders or what Putin ate to breakfast reloaded...

[Deleted]

Who the fuck cares? Americas tries to force europe to go on war against russia, not russia.

Isn't America too busy with IS, EBOLA, WEED & VOTES?

[Azgraal]

A hydrographic ship? It's just doing seafloor mapping. Thousands of civilian vessels are doing this around the world every day.

I agree that at this point it isn't known if the ship was military, state or privately owned, but they need permission to be there nonetheless. Water Spaces work slightly differently from Air Spaces.

[Tierbook]

Isn't America too busy with IS, EBOLA, WEED & VOTES?

America is all, and all is America... you just don't know it yet.

[Azgraal]

I don't understand all the Russophobia in these forums. Did the russians violate any country's FIR? or they were in international airspace / waters?

Please elaborate. A moderator should really think about start locking these kind of threads.

I'm not "russophobic". Russian planes and now ships are seen too close for confort to my country, of course it's gonna be at least conversation topic.

[randomnamegenerator16]

Who the fuck cares? America tries to force europe to go on war against russia, not russia.

COOL STORY BRO.

Russia should be warned that if they trespass NATO air space once more, their planes will be destroyed. Brutal force is the only language russians understand.

[Deleted]

everybody knows Putin eats rent boy cock for breakfast before riding horse bareback topless whilst listening to Macho Macho Man on his mp3 player

[MerinPally]

COOL STORY BRO.

Russia should be warned that if they trespass NATO air space once more, their planes will be destroyed. Brutal force is the only language russians understand.

That's a terrible idea. Like, pants on head retarded.