NATO: Exercise Fleet Gathers But No Word of Sub Develoyments

September 28, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The build-up for the NATO Joint Warrior exercise (JW 15-2) due to commence in a weeks time has already begun with US Navy ships having left their base at Norfolk Virginia four days ago on route to the

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Major NATO Exercise Due in Two Weeks

September 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The second stage of the annual Joint Warrior NATO military exercise (JW 15/2) is due to get underway next month. The departure date for military units participating in the exercise is 4/5th of October (the exercise runs to

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MoD Emerges Unscathed From Sub Debate

September 18, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The link below is to a parliamentary debate on the interaction between submarines and motor fishing vessels (MFVs) https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/?id=2015-09-16a.362.0&s=speaker%3A25305#g362.2 It presented a real opportunity for MPs from Scotland and the North of Ireland to get answers about the

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Submarine Problem Prompts Renewed Media Interest

September 16, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE This month’s admission by the UK government that one of its submarines snagged the MFV Karen from Co Down has certainly stirred media interest with articles and coverage in the Irish media (link to examples below): O’Neill Condemns

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Big Beasts of the Deep!

September 13, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Down News is an online news publication serving the Co Down and Ards peninsula area of the North of Ireland. Today it carries a report about the Celtic League comments after the recent admission by the MOD

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MOD Pressed on Donegal Submarine Close Encounters

September 11, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Celtic League has written to the UK Ministry of Defence asking them to investigate two incidents off Donegal involving a Irish MFV and a submarine (thought to be a British RN Astute Class vessel). The correspondence to

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Something Nasty in the Water!

September 9, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Why was there a gap of several months the collision between a Royal Navy submarine and the MFV Karen and the MOD owning up? Well the most likely explanation was that the submarine was a ballistic missile of

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Subs: The Threat is Back!

September 9, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The MOD and associated Ministries weave a web of intrigue round the submarine operations of the Royal Navy and NATO allies and that makes this weeks admission over the snagging of the N Irish vessel, MFV Karen, all

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Sub Incident IMO Urged to Act

September 8, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE As name calling and finger pointing start following the belated admission of the United Kingdom that one of its submarines snagged the Irish trawler Karen four months ago the Celtic League have called on the IMO to act.

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RN Submarine Admission: Time for Action to Tackle the Wider Issue

September 8, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The admission by the Royal Navy that one of their submarines snagged the Irish Motor Fishing Vessel Karen in April of this year is bound to increase pressure for greater control and regulation over dived submarine operations in

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