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UK navy mistakes farting whale for Russian drones targeting UK nuclear submarines

A flatulent mammal gets mistaken for Russian espionage.

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The UK's Royal Navy found itself on a wild goose—or rather, whale—chase after detecting mysterious underwater sounds near their nuclear submarine base. Alarm bells rang as officials suspected Russian drone subs might be planting devices to spy on Britain's most secretive vessels. But after an urgent investigation, a naval official confirmed to The Sun that the threat was something far less sinister: a farting whale. Analysts initially mistook the sound for advanced man-made technology, but further analysis revealed nature's noisy culprit. The incident highlights how sensitive military tech can misinterpret the underwater world's peculiarities, proving that even the best-prepared defences sometimes get fooled by the most unexpected of things.

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UK navy mistakes farting whale for Russian drones targeting UK nuclear submarines
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