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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Anita McSorley & Joe O'Shea

Suspected Russian 'spy ship' spotted loitering off coast of Ireland after 'going off track'

A Russian naval ship has been spotted off the coast of Ireland after appearing to go off its expected track.

It immediately came to the attention of experts who track Russian naval activity after it didn't turn south-west after leaving the English Channel as expected.

The Akademik Pashin popped up unexpectedly on radar just 75 nautical miles (140km) south of the west Cork coast.

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