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Finnish authorities investigating damage to subsea power and data cables in the Baltic Sea have found drag marks on the seabed left by the anchor of the seized Russian tanker MV Eagle S. The track is ‘dozens of km in length’.

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On this day in 1943, the Colossus Class Carrier HMS Venerable was launchedat Cammell Laird. She was decommissioned in 1997 after serving theRoyal Navy, then the Royal Netherlands Navy as HNLMS Karel Doorman and then Armada Arg, as ARA Vienticinco de Mayo.

HMS Northumberland will be decommissioned in cost-saving measures announced by Defence Secretary John Healey. Along with other savings, Mr Healey said that ageing Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland is beyond economic repair and will be decommissioned along with two Wave class tankers. The Army’s Watchkeeper drones, which cost around £5m each and have been in service for a decade but have been beset by problems and are effectively obsolete, will be grounded and assault ships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, which have both been flagships, will be decommissioned. Helicopters will also be affected by the cuts, with the 14 oldest Chinook transport aircraft removed early from service and Puma’s lifespan not being extended beyond March 2025.

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The so called spy ship, registered on Lloyds List, reports that MV Eagle S is also carrying intelligence-gathering equipment (ELINT and COMINT), is suspected of severing the power lines between Finland and Estonia in the Baltic. The ship, of the ‘Black fleet’ vessels exporting sanctioned Russian oil, and the tanker has also previously failed multiple safety, environmental and technical certification inspections. Finish services have seized the oil tanker MV Eagle, S suspected of deliberately severing undersea cables. With its crew of 20 still on board, the vessel is being moved to a protected anchorage in Svartbäck.

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In 1860, HMS Warrior, the first UK ironclad, was launched on the Thames. By 1871, she had become obsolete and became a tender at HMS Vernon and then a fuelling hulk at Pembroke Dock before restoration in Hartlepool and return to HMNB Portsmouth. In 1987, she was opened to the public.

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On this day in 1943, USS Gurnard (SS-254) took a photo of Mount Fuji through the periscope before sneaking into Tokyo Bay. The crew then had Christmas dinner as the Imperial Japanese Navy patrolled above them. Submariners are a different breed.

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