U.K. Defence Secretary John Healy revealed to Parliament on Wednesday that he had ordered a Royal Navy submarine to surface close to Russian surveillance ship Yantar in November as a deterrent measure after it was detected loitering over critical undersea infrastructure in the U.K. exclusive economic zone (EEZ), resulting in Yantar departing U.K. waters. The revelation came during his statement to Parliament on the U.K. response to more recent Russian maritime activities. 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)
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