"... The spokesman, Stefan Paris, said the Syrian vessel sped across the bow of the unarmed German ship Alster in the incident... He denied the Alster was a 'spy boat,' as reported by the news magazine Der Spiegel, saying it was one of three reconnaissance vessels serving the German strategic military intelligence command. It had been operating in international waters.
He could not release any 'operational details' on its 'routine' and 'national' mission.
The German Navy has separate vessels in the area on a UN mission to stop arms smuggling into Lebanon by sea. Der Spiegel said the Alster, with a crew of 85, had been operating in the eastern Mediterranean since early November. It said the incident happened 15 nautical miles off the Syrian coast.
The vessel has acoustic and optical sensors for intelligence gathering..."
Monday, January 16, 2012
Der Spiegel: 'Syrian Navy chase German spy ship...'
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"acoustic and optical sensors"
I was told that most sensors on the Alster are electronic listening devices.
In October 2006 six Israeli air-force F-16 lit up their target radars on the Alster. They didn't like it listening near their border with Lebanon.
Adding - the Alster was probably more interested in the Russian ships coming to Syria than in what happens in Syria.
This same ship has been reported to be facilitating communications for the terrorists in the coastal region. When the Syrian Arab Army routed the terrorists in Banias and Lattakia, they used jamming and listening technology to intercept their communications and so the terrorists were dealt with very easily.
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