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Friday, August 05, 2005

Russian Mini-Sub Trapped On Sea Floor

They think it got fouled in a net. There are seven people inside and time is running out. Britain and the US are trying to send help. They are dragging for it with nets:
The Russian sub's propeller became entangled in a fishing net Thursday, and the craft is stuck 625 feet below the surface, Russian navy Capt. Igor Dygalo said on state-run Rossiya television....

"There is air remaining on the underwater apparatus for a day -- one day," he said at about 6 a.m. EDT. "The operation continues. We have a day, and intensive, active measures will be taken to rescue the AS-28 vessel and the people aboard."...

At least one robotic rescue vehicle from San Diego will be shipped on a plane Friday to Russia to help save the submarine. The unmanned vehicle, called a Super Scorpio, can reach depths of up to 5,000 feet and is equipped with high-powered lights, sonar and video cameras, said Capt. Matt Brown, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet in Honolulu.
Even in peace, being in the military forces is quite dangerous.


Comments:
Let's hope we can get them out safely.

You're right- being in the military, even in peace time, can be a risky business.
 
Many more of my friends died in peacetime training than have died in combat. I expect for many of the Marines and soldiers now though that is not the case.
 
Tommy, given the casualty figures in Iraq I would think not! I noticed Afghanistan is heating up too.

Some units have really taken big hits. I'm just hoping they get out of Dodge before bird flu gets in.
 
I think choppers might be the most dangerous of all.

Not that I disagree about the Russian navy.
 
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