HMS Tyne and an RN Wildcat helicopter were deployed to monitor Russian naval and merchant vessels passing close to UK waters in recent days, as part of a wider NATO effort to track Russian maritime activity from the Mediterranean to the North Sea. HMS Tyne was deployed to monitor the movement of the Russian Ropucha-class HMS Tyne and an RN Wildcat helicopter were deployed to monitor Russian naval and merchant vessels passing close to UK waters in recent days, as part of a wider NATO effort to track Russian maritime activity from the Mediterranean to the North Sea. HM... [1384 chars]