NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The BBC in Cornwall is reporting that the Ministry of Defence will attend the inquest that the Coroner for Cornwall is undertaking into the loss of the Breton trawler Bugaled Breizh. This is an important development and one the relatives had been hoping for. The MOD involvement will enable the Coroner to query the exact location of all submarines active in the NATO exercise underway at the time. Crucially she may also be able to press the MOD for any information that they have on possible surveillance of the exercise by submarines from another State. Its well known that NATO exercises have in the past attracted scrutiny from naval assets of the Russian Federation. Meanwhile in a related development families of the crew members attended the unveiling of a memorial on the Lizard to those who died on Thursday. The BBC Cornwall report can be accessed here: (voir le site) Related Celtic News item here: (voir le site) J B Moffatt (Mr) Director of Information Celtic League 18/07/15 THE CELTIC LEAGUE INFORMATION SERVICE The Celtic League was established in 1961and has branches in the six Celtic Countries. It works to promote cooperation between these countries and campaigns on a broad range of political, cultural and environmental matters. It highlights human rights abuse, monitors all military activity and focuses on socio-economic issues (voir le site) Yahoo! Groups Share this!
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