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She stalked Nato ships during the Cold War, lurking in the depths of the ocean on long-range patrols. And these photographs show just what a grim job it would have been for those on board. They show the poky interior of a Foxtrot-class Soviet submarine called B-143, operational from 1960 to 1991 and which would … Read more
A Japanese submarine crashed into a Chinese tanker while it was surfacing after the crew failed to spot the giant ship through their periscope, officials have said. The crew of the Japanese navy’s 275-foot vessel then had to report the incident by mobile phone because the submarine’s radio was destroyed in the crash. Three of … Read more
The United States announced the arrival of the nuclear-powered submarine USS Georgia in the Persian Gulf on Monday, a notable development in a region where tension is on the rise. None of these types of submarines, which are equipped with Tomahawk missiles, has traveled to the Persian Gulf in eight years, making it a significant … Read more
‘Entire crew’ of nuke-carrying Trident submarine based in Scotland ‘is replaced after Royal Navy officer tested positive for Covid-19’ Almost 170 Royal Navy sailors serving aboard HMS Vengeance were taken off The crew had been living in strict isolation and had food delivered to their rooms Sources have pointed finger at inspectors who came aboard … Read more
If you want to find out what lies beneath there can be few better ways of doing it than jumping inside this amazing new $5.5million (£4.1million) submersible. It has just been delivered by marine engineering firm Triton Submarines, which it describes as ‘a salon under the sea’. It features the world’s largest transparent, spherical passenger … Read more
Mother bear and her cub are shot dead after swimming on board Russian nuclear submarine Footage shows brown bears being shot off the side of a submarine in Kamchatka Russian navy called in an animal specialist to dispatch the animals on Sunday Military said the bears posed a threat to themselves and to the local populace … Read more
Serco, Lockheed Martin and Jacobs set to lose contract to develop warheads for Britain’s fleet of nuclear submarines By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2020 Outsourcer Serco, defence firm Lockheed Martin and Jacobs Engineering are set to lose a contract to develop … Read more
Royal Navy chiefs set up elite unit to hunt for Russian spyware including underwater drones near UK’s key nuclear submarine base Team understood to have been deployed to Faslane to track underwater drones Comes after an unmanned ‘spy boat’ found off the coast of Scotland last month Surge in Russian subs in waters previously controlled … Read more
Danish murderer who killed journalist on board home-made submarine is apprehended ‘after escaping prison by threatening guards with a fake bomb’ Peter Madsen staged a dramatic escape from prison in Denmark this morning He was apprehended and surrounded by police on a roadside near the prison Madsen was jailed for life in 2018 for the … Read more
A once-secret cave facility in Norway could be the next Arctic base for US Navy submarines, with final talks over a transfer of control over the base said to be underway. Senior American military officials have made multiple recent visits to the privately owned Olavsvern base near Tromso, and a deal to transfer control of … Read more