ALGIERS (MEMO) – The Algerian National Navy detected an Dolphin submarine belonging to the Zionist regime last week in Algerian territorial waters, chased it and forced it to rise to the surface before leaving the area, MENADEFENSE has reported.
This came after Russian journalist Darko Todorovski revealed information about the incident in a tweet on Thursday: “Off the coast of Algeria, an Israeli submarine – Dolphin type tried to track a training launch of a cruise missile Club-S from a submarine of project 636, but in turn, it was discovered and pursued by two submarines of project 636. They forced it to surface and leave the area.”
The website disclosed that the incident happened during an Algerian navy drill on 29 and 30 September.
“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 detailed.
According to MENADEFENSE: “The Israeli Dolphin class submarine was spotted by passive detection, tracked and forced to surface in waters and leave the area. The decision was quickly taken to pursue it aggressively without the use of sonar in order to avoid counter detection.”
Pointing to the objectives of the Zionist regime’s submarine’s presence, the report said they must have been “intelligence and technical information gathering” since it was expected that at least one Algerian submarine would fire one or more missiles.
“In this case, the Dolphin would have obtained the precious acoustic signature indicating the opening of the missile racks and would have recorded the sound of the firing preparation and firing routine; valuable information that could help predict the actions taken by Algerian crews in the event of a conflict,” the website said.
“The fact that the exercise is complex and involves many warships, was also an opportunity to make electronic intelligence and collect data on the transmissions of the Algerian Navy and their encryption,” it added.