Yantar (Янтарь) is a special purpose intelligence collection ship built for the Russian Navy. [2] The ship has been operated by the Russian Navy's Main Directorate of Underwater Research (GUGI) since 2015 and is reportedly a spy ship .

Jan 22, 2025 · The Royal Navy has been monitoring a Russian spy ship after it was spotted around UK waters earlier this week, the defence secretary has told MPs. John Healey said the vessel, Yantar, was used for ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Yantar was spotted Westbound off Europa Point (Gibraltar) heading for the Atlantic after having spent 2 days over the wreck of MV Ursa Major. Frederik Van Lokeren is a former Navy Lieutenant, having served for seven years in the Belgian Navy where he was trained in logistics and maritime intelligence. Afterwards he’s been active as a ...

17 hours ago · Sailing off the south coast of England, the Russian trawler known as the Yantar carried its usual array of hi-tech equipment. In photographs released by the Ministry of Defence, a large radar dome ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The Type 23 frigate then closed in on the Yantar’s location and intercepted it at the entrance to the Channel, off the French coast. “Somerset used her cutting-edge radars and sensors to report on every move during the operation, as she maintained a close distance to Yantar through the Channel and the Strait of Dover,” the Navy added.

Jan 22, 2025 · He stated that Yantar, now in the North Sea, passed through U.K. waters Monday, with Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset (F82) and offshore patrol vessel HMS Tyne (P281) shadowing the Russian ship for ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The Yantar, which has been in service for about a decade, is a highly sophisticated spy ship, developed by Russia’s Main Directorate for Deep-Sea Research specifically to hunt for critical ...

Nov 26, 2024 · Yantar (Янтарь) is a special-purpose intelligence collection ship built for the Russian Navy. The ship has been operated by the Russian Navy’s Main Directorate of Underwater Research (GUGI) since 2015 and is reportedly a spy ship.

Jan 3, 2018 · The Russian navy is very proud of its new spy ship, the Yantar, which is now doing Argentina a favour by helping to search for a missing submarine.

Aug 19, 2021 · Russia's secretive special survey ship Yantar raises eyebrows when she appears off Western shores. She has previously been noted conducting operations off Syria, in the Persian Gulf and off Americas. And elsewhere. Now she is off the coast of Ireland, loitering in the vicinity of underwater internet cables.