What Was An Advanced Russian Warship Doing In The Irish Sea? | Warship: Life at Sea | 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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[@stevehilton4052]

This is brilliant, I'm ex RN from 1976/83 and I'm amazed that nothing has changed ( except the technology and women on board). The tasks and operational routines are no different at all. If you put to one side the obvious advance in technology and modern systems for a moment you could transfer a member of a type 21 frigate crew to the Northumberland and have no problems integrating.Everything , such as keeping the PEEWOW mentioned several times ( which is actually PWO principal war officer) fully informed about every single movement of the ship or submarine or aircraft under surveillance and the SCC ( ships control centre) closed up...... is exactly the same. Of course the film producers have built up the tension and drama a bit to keep the viewers watching, but in reality the Russians have always tested the fence at sea and in the air to test our reaction........I remember having a Russian " trawler" following every ship I served in........ and the nearest thing to fishing they did was fishing out any garbage disposed overboard ( yes in those days we dumped garbage overboard 😮). This also reminds me of how stupid I was to leave the RN thinking this grass in civy street was greener..........

[@terryfallert1371]

My great uncle fought alongside the British in ww2 and said they were very tough and blessed to be fighting with them against the axis, no bull

[@blaiseutube]

I heard the same from my great uncle. Good partnership.

[@MyNameIsNotEmail.ItsEmail]

Let's hear it for the civilian helicopter pilot. He landed like an old pro.

[@creswellscheepers941]

I think that's a really rude comment like they super heros

[@MyNameIsNotEmail.ItsEmail]

@@creswellscheepers941 no one cares what you think.

[@LeIsIsTeamLeaderAliAbul]

@@creswellscheepers941 only what you do

[@chrislong3938]

I used to live in Trinidad and Tobago and occasionally, a British or American warship would pay us a visit. My friends and I would take our speedboats out to where they were anchored and chat with the sailors on deck. Sometimes the Brits would toss a couple of beers overboard to us and we'd have a good time hanging out with them! The Americans never carried booze on board and so we were out of luck on that point but both were always friendly and were fun to talk to! I was always a bit surprised that no liquor was allowed on American ships at all! I also got to hire a boat in Singapore and would go cruise the harbor to try and talk to merchant sailors there but most didn't speak English and so it was mostly a lost cause. I used to go to Singapore on business after I moved back to the States.

[@ngelorum516]

That Russian plane in the last episode wasn't a maritime patrol aircraft, it was a TU95 BEAR nuclear capable bomber that was simulating an attack run on the ship

[@Jovichua]

COVID on board : Capt ...'we all just need to draw a breath'

[@GhostTactical89]

Vice Admiral Kulakov is a Udaloy Class Anti Submarine Warfare Guided Missile Destroyer.

[@weedhopper]

Great series of videos documenting there journey.thank you for sharing this 👍

[@Eleven132]

Having Covid, no where to go and breathing in the same air. Don't know how they do it. Tough gig.

[@stuka101]

Love the whole "sell medication" at the naffy, when the is a medical facility onboard. lol

[@JessWLStuart]

Loved this series!

[@raywalters243]

I betcha its not the Flag Ship Moscava! 😂😂

[@postmortem665]

That ship has transitioned to being a submarine.

[@raywalters243]

@@postmortem665 "Repurpaced" 🤣🤣

[@singatakberpura]

Laugh all you want - the challenger tank is stuck in the mud and the patriots have been taken out of order. Lets face it England is just an island and islanders like yourself is turning irrelevant

[@vikyathrao5917]

​@@postmortem665 bro what do you think uk ship cannot be submarine in war time

[@LeIsIsTeamLeaderAliAbul]

Some nice put together this series

[@rajlowkie6616]

An obvious distinction, with them knowing they're being observed, and the main mission continues undetected in the dark&cold watery deepest of DEFENDING US .

[@singatakberpura]

Indian nuclear sub was around the UK recently as well - something is cooking

[@rajlowkie6616]

Testing 🇬🇧 P's&Q's Testing & Taunting the world 🌎 superpower.

[@singatakberpura]

@@rajlowkie6616 Bruv UK aint one no more

[@spartannl8227]

Great documentary, compliments from NL 🇳🇱🇬🇧

[@juanf5391]

Good episode

[@emilbujniak5985]

I am wondering, if there is a real reason to publish documentaries with such content. In one of the previous episodes we saw how the Russians disabled the towed sonar on Northumberland. In this episode we see them throwing out some objects nearby one of the major UK submarine bases, and there seems to be little we can do about it. I like this series, it is really well made, but it shows obvious weakness of Navy in relation to mentioned actions. Is this really the message we want to share? Greetings from PL, stay safe.

[@user-dg9hq8uz3g]

You just a joke, that's all. Even without documentary everyone knows it.

[@emilbujniak5985]

@@user-dg9hq8uz3g really? and how is your "black sea fleet" doing? Is there anything left on the surface? 🤣

[@user-dg9hq8uz3g]

@@emilbujniak5985 where are your aircraft carriers? What's up with that rust bucket of a ship in the video? How's trident launches going? You guys are a laughing stock. Brittania rules the waves, yeah, in your dreams.

[@emilbujniak5985]

@@user-dg9hq8uz3g Look kid, i understand you need explanation because you have got single TV programme available since '90: with your stupid agression you gave us one crucial gift, which is motivation to stay united and organise anything what is necessary. Thanks for your stupidity.

[@douglasbuchanan2973]

GOD BLESS THE UK. Thanks

[@oasis5683]

god bless the whole humanity equally.

[@jamestizzy703]

@@oasis5683 we're talking about the UK in this one but true, I suppose.

[@patrickaherne3598]

Udaloy 1? Holy 1990's Batman...

[@felipe-vibor]

Spark should also do a documentary about the British shops that were to participate in nato exercises steadfast defender. Maybe tells more anout those F35S that keep plunging into the sea.

[@toodlepop]

without watching the video and with my limited knowledge of the russian navy, i'm going to guess that they were lost.

[@AwDaleYeah]

Staying away from the Black Sea so it doesn’t become the latest artificial reef lmao.

[@stage6fan475]

That was exactly my thought when I saw the video title.

[@SandyWolf-]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@user-dg9hq8uz3g]

I know you're trying to joke here, but it's not funny. You are just making yourself look dumb.

[@SandyWolf-]

@@user-dg9hq8uz3g it's not funny my theory is Putin won't stop till he has control of the Black sea as with NATO it is now a strategic entry to Russia

[@AwDaleYeah]

@@user-dg9hq8uz3g who says it was a joke? If it went anywhere near the Black Sea it would be the next popular tourist dive site.

[@PUTDEVICE]

I'm a little curious about what they threw in the sea. garbage or reconnaissance equipment

[@Richiedei50]

That’s what I was thinking…

[@juice6459]

My guess would be for a safe drone free location of sail in.

[@Delatta1961]

Any idea how old these episodes are? I’m guessing 2 years but not sure

[@rgoubin1]

All four episodes are uploaded here but if math lines up then Sep 2020 to give or take December 2020

[@hinthegroove9740]

It’s called a whiskey run, cause vodka just ain’t whiskey 😊

[@Liendoelcm]

The word is whisky. Whiskey is what the Yanks and Paddies make.

[@Steve-eq8iz]

Good thing they didn't have any ventilators onboard lol

[@heuhen]

I'm surprised that these frigates have only a single main ventilation system. I hope they get each compartment, a separate ventilations system, as modern frigate does

[@mwrkhan]

The type 23 is an older design.

[@mojojojo3147]

two can play that game, put also your warships near their ports. lol

[@robdedrick2052]

Have their Aircraft not Transmitted the Location .

[@northernhardcore.7899]

CoVid. When was the last time that Northumberland was in port? How long has the ship been at sea? And CoVid ‘just appeared’? Something doesn’t smell right.🤔

[@kdzmcwilliams]

Staying away from the Black Sea danger zone! 😄😄

[@chris-C8]

Does anyone know if this show was originally aired on TV in the UK? Also, can anyone recommend good documentary KZbin channels that focus on the UK, similar to Spark? It's frustrating being in Canada and not having access to such channels unless they are on KZbin. Sky, BBC, and Channel 4 all have amazing content, but they only put about a third of it on KZbin.

[@bumblebeemer]

I'm also subbed to Timeline - World History and War Stories channels. Neither are UK centered, but they have UK-related content.

[@lesamos8900]

In the early 60s im lookout on HM Submarine Cachatot heading south in the irish sea i reported a large fishing boat green 4zero and its covered in masts and antenas the control room just lowered all masts and antenas and we just went on ower merry way it was a russian spy ship i never understood why we didnt intersept it and send it home .

[@kris7968]

Freedom to navigation in sea, why do you worry!

[@tmrdarkstar85]

British Navy over here acting like the coast guard doesn't have similar ships to land their choppers on too.

[@cecilwatson1728]

Same reason advanced british and yank warships (and surveillance aircraft) are in the Black sea region.

[@pareshnavani8340]

Looking For You Maybe you cannot handle which is the trith

[@mrmikes4553]

I thought Ukraine sunk russian warship admiral gorshkov like 18 months ago in the black sea. I google it Ukraine sunk the corvette Sergei Kotov. The second ship Ukraine sunk was on February 14, 2024, the heavy assault ship Caesar Kuznikov near Alushka, a Crimean resort town

[@pimpinaintdeadho]

@24:45 Oh buddy, you were lied to.

[@jimjefftube]

COVID is hardly a “worse fear” for a young man on board a Royal Navy Ship? Paxlovid and rest is the best care you could give on ship or on shore and surely the Royal Navy has Paxlovid on board?

[@Awesomes007]

Long Covid is common and debilitating. It’s a horrific disease to have and makes Covid infection terrifying for those who understand.

[@petermuller1569]

Fishing.

[@stuka101]

port to port sir

[@mikecapiral371]

it is finding the nemo

[@scanpolar]

Knowing Ireland is the easest country to visit without visa or passport . No money needed to take a beer after the landing in local pubs . You are always welcome for a Guinness free.

[@KirenKK-te7pb]

Probably assessing , analysing and charting communication / shipping parameters of Norwegian oil and cable bottlenecks. Something equivalent to what the " West" did before sabotaging Nord pipeline.

[@stevenloynds3691]

While this is happening on the seas what doesn't make sence to me is the shared satellites how does that work for the cosmonauts from different parts of the world sharing the same space how can there be piece in space when there is close to war on the ground

[@FishandHunt]

They are looking for what's left of the Black Sea fleet.

[@user-dg9hq8uz3g]

You ain't funny. England navy is shiitier than russian one.

[@rosariodagosto6484]

JUST VISITING RELATIVES IN IRELAND 🇮🇪

[@philc.352]

Hummm, Film crew shows up, highlights the new medical officer, sudden outbreak of CV19. Interesting.

[@snugglesjuggler]

Admiral Kulakov ships also has a super advanced submarine mode.

[@Greenmachine305]

Are these sailors speaking english? If they are, am I? Thank goodness for the subtitles. How ironic. What the heck is going on with Russia?

[@dogdooish]

SERIOUSLY, didn't detect it until it was 10 miles away?????????????? Bismarck's main battery as mounted could probably reach around 19.5 nautical miles, or 22.5 statute miles.

[@Cainthegodslayer]

Tempting Fate

[@rajlowkie6616]

Vanguard is also watching 👀, mind your P's & Q's, cheers 🍻 🍻 .

[@user-pz6ls4uk8k]

Мы всегда ходили в этот район последние 50 лет. Я тоже там был. Этот район мы хорошо знаем. Все дело в фаслейн. Как много у вас людей на мостике. Женщины на борту к беде. На русских кораблях женщин нет

[@devinbaber4594]

Idk about advanced but it’s definitely a ship

[@Senbonzakura776]

So the Udaloy was being tracked long before it entered the Irish Sea area.

[@eugenebennett5800]

because that is the passage from the north russa port to the rest of the world..

[@killercuddles7051]

4:20 in. youve lost me. i think this video has the wrong title

[@Real_Claudy_Focan]

Same that british/us ships were doing in the Black Sea, nothing, right ?

[@eugenebennett5800]

ho illy can people be asking a foolish question like this.... wow....

[@alfredpetrossian3036]

Russians are assessing Kh-47M2 Kinzhal in providing British royals beach front properties, since UK and subjects shall be submerged.

[@BryanW-bp3le]

Kinzhal has been shot down by patriot battery systems. It’s not a hypersonic missile, it has the same flight characteristics and trajectory as a ballistic missile. Not impressed

[@Redfvvg]

@@BryanW-bp3le" Kinzhal has been shot down " It's a lie

[@robertvandervelde60]

If this was a secure/secret mission how come it's on utube???

[@pandunga]

Those Russian are constantly looking for trouble, everywhere. What are they really up to ?

[@ltdees2362]

.. just pissing off the Limeys .. 😛

[@user-dg9hq8uz3g]

You can't do shit about what we up to, that's for sure.

[@andreyg.loginov363]

old 1155 UDALOY class is not advanced one .

[@GerhardtRoos]

Sailing, obviously, because there is too much water to drive.

[@user-po3ev7is5w]

The Irish Sea isn't international waters so why didn't a UK sub sink it?

[@stenkarasin2091]

Pretty much whatever it wanted to.

[@wendeltenebroso9324]

The Russia just jam the trident missile that why it flap like a duck.

[@ajp2279]

This is clearly not "TOP SECRET"

[@JohnAtkinson-wl2bw]

What do you mean by Advanced Russian Warship. Did it have an Automatic Washing Machine and Coffee Maker?

[@jamessmith-pf5zf]

An advanced Russian warship is in the Irish Sea because it is a much healthier environment than the Black Sea.

[@JackBQuick79]

Wouldn't a ship full of corna virus be considered bio chemical warfare?

[@Baker_king12]

I don’t know if you can call any Russian ship advanced, considering they keep losing naval battles to a country that doesn’t even have a navy

[@limeychefboy]

They have modern ships?

[@KaiiWinter-nw4vi]

Looking for American submarines .

[@MarcSherwood]

Was that Russian surface ship one of their fleet who've decided to be a submarine instead?

[@kcgrignon2821]

looking for weak spots ?

[@agent_3340]

Because its mom reached 10,000 degrees in a matter of seconds. You know how crazy that is if you REALLY know who said that

[@Rickets1911]

Russia has something advanced ?! Woww.

[@logiczchance101]

'you don't get to be near the uk without being followed'? that is the stance? how about you don't get to be near the uk period.

[@hmasyarra]

Just checking that it is true that all Irish wear dresses.

[@rajlowkie6616]

An Irish (KILT)not dress, a traditional clothing not to be funny with.

[@nonichetv2486]

russian ships are so advance that it cant afford to defend itself to drone! 😂😂😂

[@weirdshit]

Freedom of navigation.

[@felipe-vibor]

​@@MicroAggressoronly exists in your mind.

[@rajlowkie6616]

Russia allowed to🎯UK ,to be targeted.

[@felipe-vibor]

@@MicroAggressor western bot detected

[@lawyermahaprasad]

Brits came to India for spice but stayed for curry!! lol

[@toivopirttimaki9156]

Russia do the same it is not acceptable but english but do the same it is ok What a double sanbard Russia has the right to carry out military operations if it does not violate international laws

[@iismaj8223]

Nothing burger...

[@fizzyplazmuh9024]

The Russians have never possessed an advanced ship

[@yacir]

19:27 Nazi parcheck board?, imagine being black in a vessel, where the muscular captain, spend most of his time in the kitchen! staff clearly annoyed (he must be a total Zapp Brannigan! XD). And where you can be ordered to literally get on your knees, scrub some more.

[@user-ri4pe1nc8n]

What the hell is going on. Is this a tv series lol on real life warfare lol. Like is Russia and the uk Sign a broadcasting license agreement lol

[@JuanVargas-jv5ts]

They were looking to liberate Ireland 🇮🇪 from the United Kingdom

[@stuartdiprose8382]

Staying safely out of ukraines reach?

[@aruba8695]

What are western war ships doing all over the world...????

[@alexalbrecht5768]

I wouldn’t call that Cold War relic advanced lmao. The Udaloy class is no match for its NATO or Chinese analogues.

[@lucasokeefe7935]

It's advanced for what Russia has lmao

[@alexalbrecht5768]

@@lucasokeefe7935 what’s hilarious to me is that they haven’t managed to build a large surface combatant in more than 2 decades.

[@The_Riddler21]

england a crumbling old paper empire that still thinks its a major empire 😂

[@vhwft]

25:18 whatever is on the wall there very much resembles a swastika

[@rod2998]

It was probably lost!

[@janbalcerek3480]

first / second

[@kris7968]

Isn’t there freedom of navigation around uk sea!