Tag: submarine

• Wednesday, October 27th 2021 - 11:07 UTC

  Dutch submariners receive an unexpected visitor on board Walrus class unit

  

  It was a conundrum faced by Dutch submariners when a flippered mammal they named 'Freya' climbed on top of one of their – aptly named – Walrus-class submarines.

• Wednesday, April 21st 2021 - 20:52 UTC

  Disappearance of Indonesian submarine touches relatives of ARA San Juan victims

  

  The Indonesian Navy Wednesday reported the disappearance of the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine somewhere north of the island of Bali with 53 crew members on board and has asked Australia and Singapore for help to locate it.

• Tuesday, July 30th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Royal Navy submariners honored for mission to help locate missing Argentine sub ARA San Juan

  

  British submariners have been recognized for their efforts to help Argentina find missing sub San Juan. An eight-strong military team and one civilian were flown to the South Atlantic as part of the massive search effort sparked when the submarine vanished in November 2017. They have earned a commendation from the UK’s second most senior sailor, Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Jerry Kyd.

• Monday, July 15th 2019 - 10:54 UTC

  Argentina: The Minister of Defense will retire two senior officers for the ARA San Juan tragedy

  

  Argentina's defence minister, Oscar Aguad, will publish on Monday a summary prepared by the Mayor state of that country, Infobae reported, establishing the military responsibilities of the Navy in the sinking of the submarine ARA San Juan, found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean on November 2018, one year after its vanishing.

• Monday, February 11th 2019 - 07:27 UTC

  Twelve French submarines for Australia: US$ 50bn contract

  

  Australia formally signed a US$50 billion contract with France to build 12 states of the art submarines on Monday, a signal of the country's willingness to project power across the Pacific.

• Monday, November 19th 2018 - 08:20 UTC

  ARA San Juan: Judge of the case will have some 67.000 images of where the sub rests

  

  The Argentine federal judge from Caleta Oliva in Patagonia, under whose jurisdiction the loss of the ARA San Juan occurred is expected in Buenos Aires to analyze a raft of some 67.000 images taken by the Seabed Constructor of the collapsed submersible. These include photos videos, taken by the US rescue company before leaving for South Africa.

• Saturday, November 17th 2018 - 17:48 UTC

  Defense Minister says Argentina not equipped to lift ARA San Juan from seabed

  

  Argentine Defense Minister Oscar Aguad said “we don't have the means to resurface the [ARA San Juan] submarine,” which was found between late Friday and early Saturday 800 meters underwater in the Atlantic Ocean after having gone missing a year ago.

• Saturday, November 17th 2018 - 12:57 UTC

  Ocean Infinity will charge for finding the submarine

  

  The US ship operator company that found the remains of ARA San Juan, Ocean Infinity on Thursday will receive USD 7,500,000, as indicated in the contract signed with the Argentine State.

• Monday, May 22nd 2017 - 09:04 UTC

  French financial prosecutors investigating submarines' sale to Brazil

  

  French financial prosecutors have launched an investigation into a 6.7 billion euro (US$7.5 billion) 2008 contract between naval supplier DCNS and Brazil that included the sale of five submarines, it was reported on Sunday in Paris.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 11:37 UTC

  Contract to upgrade nuclear submarine HMS Vengeance secures 2.000 jobs

  

  The future of 2.000 British jobs will be secured by the signing of a multi-million pound deal to upgrade one of the Royal Navy's nuclear deterrent submarines. The £350m contract to refit and refuel HMS Vengeance was confirmed by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond during a visit to Devonport Dockyard on Monday.