Algeria navy chase Israel submarine out of international waters
The Algerian National Navy detected an Israeli Dolphin
submarine last week on the edge of Algerian international waters, chased it and
forced it to rise to the surface before leaving the area, MENADEFENSE reported
on Friday.
This came after Russian journalist Darko Todorovski revealed
information about the incident in a tweet on Thursday: "Off the coast of
Algeria, an Israeli submarine – Dolphin type tried to track a training launch
of a cruise missile Club-S from a submarine of project 636, but in turn, it was
discovered and pursued by two submarines of project 636. They forced it to
surface and leave the area."
The website disclosed that the incident happened during an
Algerian navy drill on 29 and 30 September.
"The drill, which saw the participation of many
Algerian naval units, was intended to demonstrate the capabilities of in-depth
attack or stealth destruction of targets at sea at very long distances,"
the website detailed.
According to MENADEFENSE: "The Israeli Dolphin class
submarine was spotted by passive detection, tracked and forced to surface in
international waters and leave the area. The decision was quickly taken to
pursue it aggressively without the use of sonar in order to avoid counter
detection."
After the Israeli submarine was surrounded by Algerian
submarines with two aircraft above water, the crew of the Israeli submarine
decided to surface: "To indicate that they were abandoning the mission and
moved away from the Algerian coast."
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