Pictured – HMS Somerset (foreground) and the Chinese Ship Xiangtan.
A brand-new Chinese warship was escorted through the Dover Strait last night (14/06/2016) as she made her way to the North Sea. The Xiangtan entered the Channel from the Atlantic yesterday.
HMS Somerset established constructive communications with the ship, and on request from the Xiangtan the Plymouth-based frigate provided a weather forecast for the Channel.
Xiangtan has now continued her journey. Somerset was operating as the Navy’s Fleet Ready Escort, working at high readiness to conduct a range of maritime security tasks.
