Outbound in the Sound the UK’s first underwater surveillance ship RFA Proteus was making its way towards the Plymouth Breakwater.
The impressive vessel functions as a mothership for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and it houses a range of specialised capabilities for monitoring and safeguarding the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure.
In the distance, the German Corvette FGS Ludwigshafen am Rhein at anchor.
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