Russian Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to sail through channel...

[Lofty89]

Is it, it says the current date and time on the bottom left hand corner of the map??

Far left of the screen where it says 'Latest AIS' then at the bottom of that it says 'Received: 00:46:38 09 Jan 14 GMT'

Last positional data was at 0848z 18/10/16 just off the coast near Floro, Norway

[Lofty89]

NOTAM up for Kuznetsov flights

RECEIVED FROM MAIN AIR TRAFFIC MANAGMENT CENTER OF RUSSIA: RUSSIAN
NAVY TRAINING FLTS IN HIGH SEA AREA OF THE NORTH SEA PSN 6300N 00000E
- 6300N 00400E - 6150N 00300E - 6150N 00000E - (6300N 00000E)
LOWER: Surface, UPPER: FL180
FROM: 19 Oct 2016 07:00 GMT (09:00 CEST) TO: 21 Oct 2016 16:00 GMT (18:00 CEST)
SCHEDULE: DAILY 0700-1600

[T_J]

Task Force support tug Nikolay Chiker is currently on AIS.

Currently 20nm off Portland Bill

That is old data. The Tug is still off Norway. Tug Nikolay Chiker position as of 17 GMT

60.52707N 3.32093E

Map Link

https://goo.gl/maps/aYfAKFVHJjv

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/det ... LAY_CHIKER

[slogen51]

Rumour has it that Andy Marden is getting on board and posting a positional deck layout log

[tm74sqn]

Excellent - hope he can get the c/n details too . . . .
TM74

[Lofty89]

The Russian Navy has now dropped the exercise and are continuing south and are now just east of the Shetlands

Link

[plmc135]

Suggestion on BBC that the ships could pass to the West of Ireland rather than through the English Channel

[slogen51]

Are there any international waters available in the English channel or are you always in either French or British waters?

[mirage41]

You can simply work it out slogen51, in the Dover/Calais area the French/British waters overlap.

As you head west, and the Channel opens out, there comes a time when they no longer overlap and hence become international.

A Russian Bear, or ship, can happily fly/sail from the west up to about Bournemouth before turning 180 and retreating - all part of the QRA cycle.

[slogen51]

Thanks

Wasn't sure if special rules applied to channels - so you can't just pass through the Dover straits without permission from somewhere? As you can tell I know nothing about Marine navigation.

[bizfreeq]

Royal Navy have already publicly stated that they will be escorted by two of our ships should the task force choose to take the Channel routing.

[Andy_99]

Royal Navy have already publicly stated that they will be escorted by two of our ships should the task force choose to take the Channel routing.

Didn't you mean to type 'Our 2 Ships' In jest of course we do have a few more

I take it they won't be able to perform any air operations till Well clear of all of the European coastal countries airspace ? ie they can't proceed to wind up the QRA responses by constant launch & recovery operations.

[slogen51]

In the current climate it seems they can do what they like in international waters.

I not sure escorting is the right word - more like shadowing.

Be nice to be on a cross channel ferry as the carrier passed close by!

[plmc135]

Excellent - hope he can get the c/n details too . . . .
TM74

Try the following link on Scramble website. Details the fighters aboard the Kuznetsov.

http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=127761

[StormsInAfrica]

KA-52K on board as well? I've seen a photo somewhere.

[T_J]

It does look like the Task Force will take the English Channel route. North Sea location of Tug Nikolay Chiker from AIS, 19th October, 2310 UTC

55 49 24N 3 38 28E

Map link

https://goo.gl/maps/eQExBxMNXRR2

From

https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=8613334

[T_J]

Tug Nikolay Chiker Oct 20, 2016 19:40 UTC

52.73717N 2.63163E

https://goo.gl/maps/XZa8YWPBvjT2

https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/NI ... -273531629

[davekench]

Just seen the BBC footage of the carrier going through the Straits of Dover and there is smoke coming out the funnels, I thought this was a Nuclear powered vessel?

Dave

[T_J]

Just seen the BBC footage of the carrier going through the Straits of Dover and there is smoke coming out the funnels, I thought this was a Nuclear powered vessel?

Dave

The Kuznetsov is not nuclear powered.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_a ... _Kuznetsov

[tornado17]

Sky News also showing footage, most probably the same. Sky web page also has a short clip from Norway and also a picture from an oil rig showing Norwegian and Spanish warships shadowing 2 of the other vessels.