Rauma remains in docks with technical hitch
The Norwegian Alta class mine sweeper Rauma remains at the docks with technical problems to her port propulsion unit that may require her drydocking.
Rauma arrived with the NATO group of ten multinational warships for a courtesy visit but failed to sail with the fleet for Glasgow.
Rauma’s catamaran hull is made of fibre glass giving the hull a low magnetic signature. She can achieve speeds of over 20 knots.
NATO ships are in Faslane for the start of exercise Joint Warrior which runs run from 11-24 April. NATO’s three Standing Naval Forces consisting of 14 ships will join more than 40 additional warships and submarines and 70 aircraft. In total, around 13,000 personnel from 14 countries are participating in the exercise.
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