Suspicious Russian Naval Activity Detected In The North Atlantic | Warship | Spark

This exclusive behind the scenes documentary captures the everyday life of the 200+ crew of the HMS Northumberland. No two days are the same on board this vessel, with unprecedented tension with Russian ships, the outbreak of COVID, floods and fires.
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[@cmbart1]

Speaking as an American (and former naval person) I'm DAMNED glad to have allies like this.

[@matdyke5046]

The Rememberance Day part choked me up as a Navy veteran. My great grandfather was at the Somme, my paternal Grandfather flew P-51s in WW2, I am a GWOT veteran and have more dead friends than living now. It hits hard.

[@CW-nt1sd]

Sorry to hear this mate

[@jenniferrobinson4277]

Yes, we all feel the same, at the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. "For those in peril on the sea", breaks me up

[@adventure002006]

A Canadian here sending love and support to the amazing crew aboard the HMS Northumberlnd. Thankful they are on our side.

[@ltdees2362]

.. rust and all ..

[@faithandfreedom]

Respect to the Royal Navy from Canada 🇨🇦

[@tightlines106]

Keep these cutting edge documentary’s coming

[@endasd3387]

Im sure russians analyze every moment of this footage...Despite anything, You guys deserve only the kindest words. With love from the Baltics.

[@PiterDeVries668]

Sweet!!! Been looking forward to this, stumbled across this a while back and now we're hooked...

[@donquixote1502]

What a great ship with a wonderful crew. I wish them safe and boring journeys always. ❤from Sweden.

[@JessWLStuart]

Wow! Wearing his grandad's jumper on remembrance day I find really touching!

[@brunol-p_g8800]

To say the type 23 is a cutting edge frigate……

[@postaboks]

Thank You for standing Watch!

[@skiqsr]

The ship should play heavy metal music under water

[@ckm-mkc]

They need sounds that are similar so that it masks the sub. Something that way different would be useless. But it would be funny.

[@yeahnah7220]

Marine mammals are already going deaf from all the noise pollution from shipping vessels, sonar etc. The last thing they need is more sound being pumped into their living habitat.

[@georgemacdonell2341]

Looks like you have things well in hand, and a tremendous thank you to the sleeping vets, rest in peace men.

[@Roddy1965]

When did Bill Bailey become a chaplain? Silliness aside, great crew and captain, they should all be proud of their service. Lovely ending. Great series.

[@dcimedic]

I would venture to guess the Russians are surveying the trans Atlantic communications cables

[@fixitright9709]

Wire tapping comes to mine

[@newoldvideos989]

I really like this show.. Good on the them !!

[@ralphboyer2538]

I've been fairly critical of this ship from the last few episodes. I only have question for this episode. Why wasn't the steering gear greased on a regular basis? I would think that it would be greased as part of its normal maintenance. But perhaps I'm just being nit-picking. As far as the Russians - it was just Russians being Russians. I served in The US Navy during the Vietnam War, and we had a Soviet "fishing trawler" shadowing us everywhere we went. The interesting part was that the "fishing trawlers" had about 100 antennae sticking up from it. I was touched by their Remembrance Day ceremony. As someone who has lost many friends, ceremonies such as this are always tough, but necessary.

[@jenniferrobinson4277]

I'm aware they decided that they could do without onboard maintainers back in the 80s and stopped training artificers (I was one). Hence some stoker ( termed very mistakenly "engineer ") is finding ungreased parts where once there would be planned maintenance. I think they've learned their lesson as they're recruiting engineers again.

[@kuidaorekitchen5850]

I don't think the documentarian cares about that.

[@allen480]

@@kuidaorekitchen5850 How do you know? I bet he does.

[@allen480]

As a kid I often observed and sometimes visited Destroyers, cruisers, frigates, a couple of subs and a couple of aircraft carriers. Loved doing that but in 1970 I ended up joining the U.S. Air Force. All these years have passed and I still can’t explain it. lol. I do want to convey my respects and appreciation to that spiffy UK Destroyer and its crew. Best wishes and safety to that wonderful crew.

[@jenniferrobinson4277]

@@kuidaorekitchen5850 that's the problem, because they aren't informed how it was, they get the idea it was always so bloody awful. The ships I was on were steam. More critical danger wise as steam is deadly stuff. We seldom failed to sail on time with everything working and looking much better than those awful diesel generators I was observing on the video. Sadly, the confidence I used to have in the superiority of the Royal Navy is diminished and gone into the West as they say. The pride in the nailing of flash up on time and ringing up to the bridge that , " main engines ready for sea, sir"..

[@albinofknrhino2949]

Im surprised for security reasons more screens arent blurred in the ops room or anywhere for that matter.....but posters in the mess room are blurred lol

[@user-en8wc1lo6c]

Probably copyrights or something

[@user-jt7qo8do9g]

Very good documentary. As a Canadian I always enjoyed working with the British military.

[@RogerRamjet156]

Thanks to all armed forces for serving their country!

[@ShortReviewerRetroGames]

I was born & raised in Northumberland county in Ontario, it's beautiful place, everywhere back home in Ontario is named after towns in UK

[@Evangelinger]

Covered in rust, zero redundancy when their main systems go down, in the middle of operation no less, seemingly understaffed and green crew, Yeah.. Cutting edge frigate alright.. If anything this video shows the absolute state of the british navy.

[@donsterful]

We need a strong UK in this ever changing world, hats off to ya.

[@retiredguyadventures6211]

Fair winds and following seas to these sailors. I steamed in the North Atlantic/Berants Sea back in 1971 while attached to NATO operation Royal Knight. My ship USS Dahlgren DLG-12 was a missile destroyer and we pretty much did the same thing these guys are doing. Chasing Russian/Soviet subs.

[@postaboks]

That Vickar uses some baddie words isn't he?

[@sharjinalaviantik9688]

ordered to investigate as soon as she is seaworthy 😂😂

[@islanddweller4263]

Lol😂lol😂

[@lucanton2088]

Interesting they run out of footage. 9:22 it is a different ship. F81 Sutherland

[@ayush21399]

Wonderful modern military documentaries are always good to watch

[@orangerightgold7512]

Pretty sure this is what the U.S would call "freedom of navigation"

[@dick8193]

I was in the US Navy during the Viet Nam war. We were flown over by Russian Bear bombers on many occasions.

[@arnaudlaval6676]

How about the Russian ship was a decoy and they had sub or even a drone on the opposite side recording the US sub sound. Also while it's a frigate pretty sure the Brits involved one of their own suba as countermeasure

[@CW-nt1sd]

Not sure if the went to Sunday service for the service or an hour off. Either way Its great they have a minister on board

[@elmolewis9123]

Why?

[@lmzz777]

@spark upload all episodes

[@FlixTraveler]

This is really good content. It captivates me immensely. I wonder how the Russians know that an American submarine is going to dock and at what location? Also, I'm not sure if that noise will really help. With the materials I have at my disposal, I can build a drone boat so small that it can easily approach within a meter of the submarine without anyone noticing. This video gives me confidence on one hand and, on the other hand, not at all.

[@chcgo2undaground]

...Never forget....

[@triniton8262]

Sure, state of the art... decades old frigate design, they have already retired few of these.

[@mfitzgerald130]

If they came into my kite space they would know all about it !

[@charlesmartel5735]

This is nice, but it raises some questions. How did the Russians know where to be and when to be there to intercept the U.S. submarine? The radar showed an awful lot of Russian vessels off the coast of Ireland, which the Russians had to know would attract unwanted attention from the Royal Navy. The Russian bomber that flew over H.M.S. Northumberland was "a few miles" off the coast of Ireland and flying toward Ireland. Where were the Typhoons to intercept it?

[@blaiseutube]

The Russians have access to plenty of Intel from the docs that trump kept on stage at the mar a Lago ballroom. I doubt that there is little they don't know about our sources and methods.

[@garygone5234]

Thank you Great Britain, from the USA. You are our very best, and closest ally. We are grateful for all you do.

[@islanddweller4263]

😂

[@jigstonemorata1297]

maybe they are taking king crabs 😂😂😂

[@eerieforest9188]

Did the British submarine fleet finally get an admiral from that linkedin offer they put out?

[@JusticeAlways]

Popeye got it....😉

[@nyshkominternational7085]

The very fact that the russians were there at all, plainly shows that they already knew perfectly well that the US sub was there, long before it arrived.

[@blaiseutube]

Tim reminds me of Ricky Gervais.

[@bigskunk801]

Hay we don’t have any steering on the ship. Maybe we aut to look into that. Wahahahaha the funniest part of this video.

[@VeyselCicek-ih8ky]

Her müessesenin bir mahremi vardir 1:28

[@rubberbumper5747]

We all know their still looking for MEGATRON 😂

[@hakanl2585]

At 26:40 We will keep this secret and not let the information be spread outside Northumberland. 🤐

[@thomasdukes7698]

How did the ruzzians know the sub was going to surface??!!

[@ianadams5872]

Why isn't there a maintenance card to grease the steering?

[@JusticeAlways]

Need to forward that to the admiralty....😅

[@ninjutsu2017]

press it pyutin

[@VeyselCicek-ih8ky]

Her görüntüye yorum olmaz 0:52

[@fixitright9709]

Suspicious Russian activity? Ha ha' that's funny! if you know they're there it's because they want you to know, it's Captain Kirk and the Klingons... no cloaking device needed.

[@ron5421]

🎉🎉

[@boeing-lt4el]

All due respect to these guys, but the USS Ford just got back from a 7 month deployment - they're complaining about being out to sea for a couple weeks???

[@jackshaftoe1715]

Trade in your ship (Great big target) for a Boat (prepare to dive).....

[@kurtbrisch5776]

Another name for a russian naval vessel is "future reef".

[@user-dg9hq8uz3g]

That applies more to bri'ish.

[@ViceCoin]

Russians play in the Arctic.

[@buzz5969]

Nothing sus about it, they been in that area since ever since kids.😊

[@ChrisHarmon1]

Bet they wish this has never been agreed in hindsight.

[@arindamray1985]

INDIA ❤RUSSIA

[@biggeorge191]

Freedom of navigation...

[@vhwft]

As if you wouldn’t just put a noise maker in the water to disrupt the sound. Just get a few high powered underwater speakers and blast some tunes.

[@GM-fh5jp]

Sonar receivers are more sophisticated than that. The frequency of high volume music can be discriminated from other more "valuable" sounds in the water, some of which they are listening for in particular.

[@vhwft]

@@GM-fh5jp well shit I don’t know, combine it with depth charge practice lol. Surely such advanced listening devices can tell two engines apart?

[@GM-fh5jp]

@@vhwft I'm guessing the Royal Navy knows best...

[@redeyedmongoose2963]

@@GM-fh5jp that guess may be an error

[@GM-fh5jp]

@@redeyedmongoose2963 Yea, what would the Royal Navy know about operating submarines, right?

[@jenniferrobinson4277]

What's with the crabby rust marks all over the sides? I've never seen such a sloppy mess. Run ashore? Shesh they've only been at sea a couple of days.

[@jenniferrobinson4277]

Seems there's no decent tech on board. Where's all the tiffy chiefs?

[@ltdees2362]

🤣 the bloody " Limey's " ran out of paint...

[@larryw5429]

I love how they play stupid when it comes to intel on Russian ships.. The US is tracking and watching just about every advisories ships and subs with its own subs, ships and satellites. UK just wants to ack like their little bass boat navy is doing something lol!

[@timtrewyn453]

Engine room is a good place to wear a knee pad or two to cushion those catwalks.

[@danieldonaldson8634]

Why would Russia or China invade England when they can just stay with their mates in mansions in Mayfair, and visit Boris while they're there?

[@flotterotto4491]

Especially, if the West is destroyed from within by their own corruptness and evil.

[@THE-X-Force]

Here comes a comment section full of orcs.

[@nam3less14]

Found the Libby eating up Truth news C NN breadcrumbs.

[@Eyaminfarm]

You continuously showing this one ship....UK dont have any other ship....😅

[@ltdees2362]

Yeah, all they can afford is this one rusted out hulk...

[@zmax683]

Suspicious lol

[@brucelytle1144]

I've seen the Russian Navy up close (1-2 meters close), I've known Russian sailors. The Russians worst enemy is themselves!

[@AC-jk8wq]

And rust…. 😃

[@abrahamdozer6273]

Yup. I was very underwhelmed by the Russian salors that I encountered in a similar (identical?) manner.

[@2Sage-7Poets]

and you probably think russia only have limited warship compared to yours..

[@bruceklassen8261]

Sadly Canada 🇨🇦 should be helping with proper kit and equipment, we an an amazing service, men/ woman, but the government is NOT funding them properly

[@GSteel-rh9iu]

RCN used to operate aircraft carriers talk about inadequate investment!

[@CJ_Ludwig501]

I love this series. I'm a USAF vet and I've often wondered what life would be like in the navy. When it comes to Navys, the British Navy has so much experience, and I think your warships are better than ours in many ways. The Type 45 is a beast and I'm glad you're on our side. I fear WW3 has already started and if so I hope we can stand united and do what needs to be done, no more or no less. I'm a Republican that voted for Trump last go around. That being said, I'm not sure I'll vote for him purely for his foreign policies, i.e., anti NATO, anti Ukraine, etc. This sucks because Biden has been a crappy president and Trump was awesome. Once again we're in a position to choose the lesser of two evils. I pray for our leaders.

[@cesarrufino703]

5:39

[@mikebright3732]

The Tupolev TU-95 "Bear" is not a spy plane, its an old cold war bomber that just doing a fly over.

[@islanddweller4263]

That can carry strategic nuclear weapons and strike outside of the range of western radar. You forgot that piece.

[@michaelmaramba702]

Why will it be suspicious for Russia if they will be at the Arctic circle? Can't you see the location of your country from the Arctic? 😅

[@abrahamdozer6273]

... a good part of it here in Canada ...

[@michaelmaramba702]

@@abrahamdozer6273 Yeah your right.. The Canadian Navy should also patrol the area.

[@abrahamdozer6273]

@@michaelmaramba702 They do. There is a new fleet of rather large (6,600 ton) Arctic Patrol vessels being built for the Canadian Navy right now. They have sea ice braking abiitty and are meant to patrol the internal sea waterways in the Canadian Arctic archipelago that only surface vessels can transit. The lead ship HMCS Harry DeWolf cicrumnavigated North America a couple of years ago.

[@michaelmaramba702]

@@abrahamdozer6273 Thanks for the info. And good luck to your economy because of your Prime Minister.

[@abrahamdozer6273]

@@michaelmaramba702 He's on his way out the door. Canadians routinely fire their governments every decade or so and Justin's turn is now. His populatrity is falling faster than a 737 Max. Anyway, the Canadian economy is at the mercy of far more powerful forces than Prime Ministers. You must not live in a democrccy or you would know that.

[@Kol_Selm]

2027

[@user-yc4xf8cv5y]

The political system in UK is rotten 😂😂😂

[@Father_of_Allah92]

Uraaa Russia ♥️♥️♥️

[@justcause7521]

"To improve moral I have the peasants have a cooking competition to cook me my best meal"...... brilliant idea, my little lord fuckelroy.......

[@arindamray1985]

INDIA ❤ISRAEL

[@JoniMitchell-qi6hr]

❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉4🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@Finney198]

This is like the 3rd time you played this but under different titles! WTF?

[@madmadmal]

The guy sounds like a political operative more than a reverend.

[@icast.2388]

YOU ARE BABY FOR RUSSIAN 😅

Nobody is better at ASW than the British, Canadian and U.S. Navy, prepare to be blown straight to Mars Mr Putin

[@briant5685]

lol like you almost nuked florida due to your incompetence

[@lesterstanden2435]

UK shouldn't have bought a defective missile system from US. They weren't incompetent, it was the manufacturer.@@briant5685

[@DownUnderDigitals]

@@briant5685Speaking of incompetence...Ukraine, a country that hardly even has a Navy anymore has managed to destroy 20% of the Russian Black Sea Fleet....LOL@Russia.

[@briant5685]

lol,imagine if it was UK loosing 20% of their hardly 15 sea worthy ships,bwahahaha,you are in small leagues now @@DownUnderDigitals

[@makegaminggreatagain3907]

"Northumberland is undergoing rigorous checks to make sure she is sea worthy"... You mean the rigorous sea worthy checks and maintenance that should have been conducted before she was deployed and that got the Moskva Sunk? If I were Cpt of the Russian warship, F238 would be an ocean ornament.

[@buddy.abc123]

America is always never the suspect 😂🖕🏽

[@user-pz6ls4uk8k]

Да в России смотрим . Удивительно только то что на борту корабля много толстых и некрасивых женщин. Это к беде. Впервые увидел в бинокль женщин на борту авианосца Арк Роял в 1987 году в английском канале. Тогда англичанки были красивее

[@darshanselghare6435]

Britain baby is crying in the corner😂

[@abrahamdozer6273]

... ummm, no they're not.

[@richardnixon4345]

Next, they will be telling us they have landed on the moon

[@brunol-p_g8800]

With the last two UK rockets failing (Poseidon SLBM), I highly doubt.

[@skiptastic1000]

Storm shadow enters the chat. @@brunol-p_g8800

[@torehaaland6921]

How did the nazi spyship know where the US submarine would come up? The Russians should have been rather clueless about that detail. Or is this a standard approach and surfacing area with regular arrivals!?

[@JusticeAlways]

And that explains there's much misinformation in this movie...😅

[@torehaaland6921]

@@JusticeAlways like what?

[@abrahamdozer6273]

The last NAZI spyship surrendered to Soviet forces in 1945 and they have re-used it as their own NAZI spyship, ever since. It's one of the more modern vessels in the Russian Flot.

[@torehaaland6921]

@@abrahamdozer6273 Russian fleet. Today's nazi fleet serving the nazi regime in RuSSia.

[@DA-pt1em]

Wonder how long we'll last when ww3 kicks off

[@michaelgothenburg364]

That's up to China

[@JusticeAlways]

According to Tom Leher...about an hour and a half...

[@RealTylerBell]

hold on, they really think that russia doesnt have a recording sound of a us or uk sub ??? wtf are they drinking in their tea

[@Tod_oMal]

same stuff as pinocchio had in his tea

[@lesterstanden2435]

Each one sounds different

[@Omega_ns]

Yeah, the Russian navy weren't trying to get the subs acoustic signature (because they already have it), they were testing the UK and US response.

[@yeahnah7220]

​@@Omega_nswe can speculate till the cows come home. The only ones that know are those with a need to know.

[@theorncampbell4432]

Title should be NATO STILL poking the bear.

[@ltdees2362]

Dude...more like the "Bear" is poking NATO 😛

[@fixitright9709]

@@ltdees2362 come on man! Regardless of how you feel about the Russians, NATO has been poking the bear since before NATO's inception, like 1945, if it wasn't for China and the cold ass North Atlantic we would in all reality have them surrounded.

[@maxrezza8587]

It's best for everyone if you get a serious job

[@mcred7538]

Is that the ship that sunk😂

[@price724]

Putin doesn’t want none of this

[@ericholmberg4505]

You know him?

[@mcred7538]

Nazi imperialist NATO alliance and their big Nazi talk.

[@mcred7538]

Nazi NATO imperialist West talking that big Nazi talk..

[@torehaaland6921]

If Putin stayed at home, he wouldn't have it either.

[@tombayless9759]

The British are impediment warmongers

[@wmlanza]

Reality TV. Annoying and unwatchable. As a Surface Navy veteran I was hopeful. But this video was to annoying.

[@DenyseLRoss]

What an embarrassment

[@Pflashmini]

UK and the US uniting. To make Russia look suspicious 😂😂😂