British Defence Ministry claims interception of Russian warship, tanker off UK coast

LONDON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Royal Navy has intercepted a Russian warship and a tanker off the British coast in a shadowing operation in the past fortnight, local media quoted Britain's defense ministry as saying on Sunday.

HMS Severn, a Royal Navy patrol vessel, shadowed the RFN Stoikiy corvette and a tanker vessel, which sailed through the Dover Strait and westward through the English Channel, the ministry