Algeria Chases Away Spying Israeli Submarine near territorial Waters

Algeria’s navy forces have chased away a spying Israeli submarine that approached the country’s territorial waters during the Algerian army’s maritime drills in the western coasts.
The presence of the Israeli submarine off Algerian territorial waters was revealed by the Algerian naval forces during the naval exercise “Deterrence 2021”, which was carried out by the army on Wednesday and Thursday in the coast of Oran, western Algeria.

Reporting the news, the Mena Defense website specializing in military affairs, said the drill, which saw the participation of many Algerian naval units, was intended to demonstrate the capabilities of in-depth attack or stealth destruction of targets at sea at very long distances.

The website said the Israeli Dolphin-class submarine appeared five kilometers from Algerian territorial waters, adding that it was trying to monitor the launch of an Algerian submarine “black hole” missile in order to track its path and find its range.

The Mena Defense report said an Algerian submarine of the “Kilo” type succeeded in detecting the presence of the Israeli submarine, and a decision was taken to chase it, forcing it to appear on the surface and leave the area.

“The Dolphin was detected by the acoustic systems of an Algerian Kilo submarine. The decision was quickly taken to pursue it aggressively without the use of sonar in order to avoid counter detection,” the website said. “Being surrounded, the crew of the Dolphin preferred to surface to indicate that they were abandoning the mission and moved away from the Algerian coast.”

Source: Press TV