Yantar photographed previously while transiting through the Bosporus at night. The hangar for the deep-diving mini subs is beneath the large radome.Yörük Işık, bosphorusobserver.com
Forbes: Russia’s Suspected Internet Cable Spy Ship Appears Off Americas
A controversial suspected spy ship has arrived in the Americas, open source intelligence indicates. According to position tracking data, the Russian Navy's Yantar left her home port about a month ago, and has not been visible on open sources until suddenly appearing in the Caribbean on Friday. That she appeared on ship trackers so suddenly is unusual.
She has gained attention in the past for hovering in the vicinity of the undersea cables which connect the world. Called Submarine Communications Cables (SCC), these crisscross the world's oceans carrying Internet traffic and military communications.
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WNU editor: I would like to know if the U.S. has the capability to survey every foot of these cables for "listening devices".
