Royal Navy to Join International Taskforce Protecting Undersea Cables From Hostile Powers

The Royal Navy is to send seven ships to join an international taskforce that will patrol the seas to make sure undersea cables are not being sabotaged.

HMS Richmond returns after a historic global deployment to Plymouth, England, on Sept. 12, 2021. Ministry of Defence

Seven Royal Navy ships are being sent to join an international taskforce to protect undersea cables, following an agreement by 10 nations.

Britain, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway make up the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) and they will be patrolling an area between the English Channel and the Baltic Sea.