Argentine navy pares back hopes of finding missing submarine

The submarine ARA San Juan docked in Buenos Aires. The submarine has went missing Wednesday, Nov. 15. – Argentina Navy,The New York Times   MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina — After an initial burst of optimism that they might be closer to finding a submarine that has been missing since Wednesday, Argentine authorities on Sunday began …

Rescue workers searched with a remote-controlled submarine

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Rescue workers searched with a remote-controlled submarine Friday to try to locate a Russian helicopter with eight people on board that went down in the frigid seas off Svalbard, a Norwegian Arctic archipelago.   The Joint Rescue Coordination Centers for northern Norway said the search “has so far produced no results.” …

Analox Military Systems attend SMERWG as primary sponsors

  Analox Military Systems attend SMERWG as primary sponsors Analox Military Systems (AMS), attended the NATO Submarine Escape and Rescue Working Group (SMERWG) in June as primary sponsors   Vicky Pigg, Sales and Marketing Director, and Jo Burke, Key Accounts Manager, attended the event which was held in Portsmouth from 7 to 10 June, with …

IDF holds first-ever submarine rescue exercise

An Israeli Navy submarine crew took part in an exercise last week, which simulated the rescue of a sunken submarine on the high seas. This type of exercise is rare among navies, and the first of its kind in Israel.   The drill, held off the coast of Atlit, was conducted with the special cooperation …

The changing face of Faslane Naval Base is the subject of a new book of photographs

Base employee Keith Hall charts the developments that have taken place in HM Naval Base, from its initial use by the army until October 1996, when the site was formally designated, and onwards through the redevelopments of the 21st century.

 

As well as discussing the histories of the submarine squadrons that used the facility the author, who lives in Dunbartonshire, includes details of recent groups based there, including the NATO Submarine Rescue System and the Northern Diving Group.