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2005-08-06 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Fred 2005-08-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Russkes play go "beat the clock" with the Brits and US. Learning from the last incident, they inform everyone at the last freakin minute.

Posted by Captain America 2005-08-06 01:45|| 2005-08-06 01:45|| Front Page Top

#2 UPDATE from CBBC There is a race against time to save seven members of the Russian submarine crew who are trapped on a sea bed. It was originally thought that the Priz submersible was stuck in a fishing net, but now rescuers believe it is trapped by an underwater antenna. Special deep-sea rescue crews from Britain and the US are being flown into the area on Saturday. An earlier attempt to drag the sub free by a cable attached to a ship has failed. The men are running out of air.
Meanwhile CTV.ca is reporting: The Russian navy is attempting to either sever a cable which became tangled in the sub's propeller on Thursday, or blow up a heavy weight anchoring it, according to Russia's Pacific fleet commander, Admiral Viktor Fyodorov. Authorities plan to use unmanned American and British specialized underwater craft, called Super Scorpios, to investigate the accident site and possibly cut the sub loose from the cable that has held it some 625 feet below the surface since Thursday. The U.S. submersible has specialized equipment like arm-like manipulators with cable-cutters and cameras for navigation.
Nothing said about how they intend to demolish the 60 ton concrete anchor.

Posted by GK 2005-08-06 10:51|| 2005-08-06 10:51|| Front Page Top

#3 3dc Ultra Low WaveLength?

Posted by Shipman 2005-08-06 11:35|| 2005-08-06 11:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Come to think, it's more likely a Russian version of the SOSUS line, considering the location. Perhaps the sub was doing maintenance. Maybe a prayer is in order if you got 'em.

Posted by Yaseen Wattoo 2005-08-06 20:05|| 2005-08-06 20:05|| Front Page Top

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