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Royal Navy warship scrambled to stand-off with two Russian submarines in North Sea

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Royal Navy warship is closely tracking two Russian submarines as they are sailing through the North Sea.British submarine hunter HMS Portland was on watch as cruise missile submarine Severodvinsk and Akula-class attack submarine Vepr made their underwater journey south, along the Norwegian coast from the Arctic.The two subs surfaced separately in the North Sea, north west of Bergen, Norway, on July 16 and 19.NATO and Baltic allies took over duties as the submarines continued to St Petersburg, where they are expected to take part in Russian Navy Day celebrations on July 31.READ MORE: Russia claims it's losing war as Ukraine has 'mutant troops' made in 'secret bio-labs'Portland and her specialist Merlin helicopter – both equipped with cutting-edge sonars, sensors and torpedoes for submarine-hunting operations – reported on the movements of the Russian Northern Fleet vessels.One of the RAF’s new long-range maritime patrol aircraft, the P8 Poseidon, also worked closely with HMS Portland to hunt and track the submarines.

This operation comes soon after HMS Portland took part in NATO’s premiere submarine-hunting exercise. This large scale joint exercise proved to be the ideal prelude for this type of live operation.HMS Portland’s Commanding Officer, Commander Tim Leeder, said: “Our success on operations marks the culmination of many months of specialist training and exercises.

Critically, the cohesiveness of Royal Navy, RAF and our allies capabilities ensures that we are capable of conducting and sustaining these types of anti-submarine operations in the North Atlantic.

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