This is how Strava revealed the secret location of the French aircraft carrier

Galeotta was Strava, the GPS tracking app for sportsmen and women. All it took was for a mariner aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to use it during the morning purse on deck and voila, the whole world was able to locate the secret position of the French flagship, jewel of the 'force de frappe', sailing north-west of Cyprus.

Il presidente francese Macron sul ponte della portaerei Charles de Gaulle il 9 marzo, subito dopo la sua visita a Cipro (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool).

Spotting the 42,000-tonne nuclear aircraft carrier thanks to Strava and a satellite photo were the journalists of Le Monde, triggering a little scandal about how it is dangerous to inadvertently divulge the location of the Charles de Gaulle and its escort group (sent by Macron to protect Cyprus) in the midst of the war with Iran.

"The reported case, if confirmed, does not comply with the consignments in force," was the frigid reaction of the French General Staff, "the command will take measures accordingly.

Ancora un immagine di Macron tra i marinai della Charles de Gaulle, di fronte a un caccia Rafale, il 9 marzo scorso (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool Photo via AP).

The French military spokesman, Colonel Guillaume Vernet, clarified that 'in the course of their duties, sailors are regularly informed of the security risks associated with connected devices, in particular the use of social media in their private lives and the possibility of geolocation via digital applications'.

Recently visited on the open sea by Macron, the Charles de Gaulle is the only nuclear-powered surface ship built in Western Europe. Entering service in 2001, it embarks 20 Rafale fighters, two Hawkeye spy planes and three helicopters.