Sunday, May 22, 2022
  • About us
    • Write for us
    • Disclaimer
    • Terms of use
    • Privacy Policy
  • RSS Feeds
  • Advertise with us
  • Contact us
DefenceTalk
  • Home
  • Defense News
    • Defense & Geopolitics News
    • War Conflicts News
    • Army News
    • Air Force News
    • Navy News
    • Missiles Systems News
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Defense Technology
    • Cybersecurity News
  • Military Photos
  • Defense Forum
  • Military Videos
  • Military Weapon Systems
    • Weapon Systems
    • Reports
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Defense News
    • Defense & Geopolitics News
    • War Conflicts News
    • Army News
    • Air Force News
    • Navy News
    • Missiles Systems News
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Defense Technology
    • Cybersecurity News
  • Military Photos
  • Defense Forum
  • Military Videos
  • Military Weapon Systems
    • Weapon Systems
    • Reports
No Result
View All Result
DefenceTalk
No Result
View All Result

Royal Navy takes part in largest submarine rescue exercise

by UK Ministry of Defence
June 17, 2011
in Navy News
2 min read
0
Royal Navy takes part in largest submarine rescue exercise
14
VIEWS

Royal Navy personnel have joined 2,000 sailors from 13 nations for the world’s largest submarine rescue exercise, off the south-eastern tip of Spain.

The ten days of NATO Exercise Bold Monarch witnessed an international effort to bring trapped submariners from four boats to the surface.

The exercise is run every three years to test the ability of allied teams – including the UK-based NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) – to react to the two most terrifying words in a submariner’s vocabulary: submiss and subsunk.

This year rescue efforts focused on the western Mediterranean, just off Cartagena, with four diesel-powered subs from Portugal, host nation Spain, Turkey and, for the first time, Russia, ‘bottoming’ on the sea bed and awaiting rescue.

Coming to their aid were mini-submarines, diving bells, divers, parachutists and medical specialists.

Submarine rescue vehicles from Italy, the USA, Russia and Sweden all deployed to the waters off Cartagena, plus the Faslane-based Anglo-French-Norwegian NSRS.

They were joined by specialist divers and hyperbaric medical teams from France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Britain, charged with coping with challenging deep sea illnesses such as decompression.

Finally, parachutists from Italy, Russia and the Royal Navy’s Submarine Parachute Assistance Group also headed to Spain to leap out of aircraft and be the first on the scene to assist people who came up to the surface directly from their stricken boats:

“By their nature submarine operations are secret – with one exception: search and rescue. That brings together submarine communities from across the world, as this exercise shows,” said Rear Admiral Ian Corder RN, Commander NATO Submarine Forces North.

“We are extremely proud to show what we do.”

The participation of the Russian Kilo Class boat ‘Alrosa’ particularly excited organisers and saw some historic link-ups, including the NATO and US rescue vehicles docking with the submarine 114 metres below the surface of the Mediterranean.

“We’ve proved that we can ‘mate’ with four different boats from four different nations and we’ve shown that we can evacuate 70 people from a submarine within 24 hours – that covers almost all the non-nuclear submarines in the world,” said Lieutenant Commander Stewart Little, the Royal Navy’s rescue element commander overseeing the NATO submersible’s missions.

Submarines are operated by more than 40 navies worldwide and, in addition to the countries participating in the exercise, numerous nations have sent observers to watch proceedings.

Planning is already underway for the next Bold Monarch, scheduled for Polish waters in 2014.

Tags: exerciserescueroyal navySpainSubmarine Rescuesubmarines
Previous Post

Hackers talk their way into computers

Next Post

Iran successfully launches satellite into space

Related Posts

MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters

Taiwan scraps deal to buy US anti-submarine helicopters

May 6, 2022

Taiwan has opted out of purchasing anti-submarine helicopters from the United States because they are too expensive, its defence minister...

Sinking of warship a ‘big blow’ to Russian fleet: Pentagon

Sinking of warship a ‘big blow’ to Russian fleet: Pentagon

April 15, 2022

The sinking of the warship Moskva on Thursday after it was engulfed in an inferno was a "big blow" to...

Next Post
Iran successfully launches satellite into space

Iran successfully launches satellite into space

Latest Defense News

EU warns Belarus opening door to Russian nukes after vote

New military bases in western Russia in response to NATO expansion: minister

May 20, 2022
NATO warns Russia readying for ‘full-scale attack’ on Ukraine

Signs multiply Russia seeks control of south Ukraine

May 20, 2022
Biden to announce anti-gun violence measures

Biden begins Asia trip in South Korea, under North nuclear shadow

May 20, 2022
Russian Army Receives More Iskander-M Tactical Ballistic Missile System

Belarus buys S-400, Iskander missiles from Russia: Lukashenko

May 20, 2022
Turkey seeks alternatives to Russian energy after warplane crisis

Erdogan urges NATO allies to ‘respect’ concerns over Finland, Sweden

May 19, 2022
North Korea

North Korea ‘ready for nuclear test’ with Biden due in Seoul

May 19, 2022

Defense Forum Discussions

  • The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread
  • Russian Navy Discussions and Updates
  • Israeli Army News & Discussion
  • Ukrainian - Russian War Memes.
  • PRC Peoples Liberation Army Navy
  • Australia is getting NASAMS in June this year in 2022.
  • China - Geostrategic & Geopolitical.
  • NZDF General discussion thread
  • Republic of Korea AF (ROKAF)
  • Helo Jumping with Dutch Marines
DefenceTalk

© 2003-2020 DefenceTalk.com

Navigate Site

  • Defence Forum
  • Military Photos
  • RSS Feeds
  • About us
  • Advertise with us
  • Contact us

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Defense News
    • Defense & Geopolitics News
    • War Conflicts News
    • Army News
    • Air Force News
    • Navy News
    • Missiles Systems News
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • Defense Technology
    • Cybersecurity News
  • Military Photos
  • Defense Forum
  • Military Videos
  • Military Weapon Systems
    • Weapon Systems
    • Reports

© 2003-2020 DefenceTalk.com