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I do not know about you, but I have been fowllowing the stranded Russian submarine on our news. They have less than 20 hours to save the guys, otherwise air will run out.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4125674.stm

They are dead meat. Mark my words. (hope I am wrong)

I hope you are not right. In a short time we will know the truth either way.

Japan, Britain and US offered its help. A U.S. plane carrying rescuers and unmanned underwater apparatuses is set to leave San Diego at 10:30 p.m. Moscow time with unmanned Scorpio underwater apparatuses. The plane is expected to land at Yelizovo airport outside Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. Moscow time Saturday.

Japanese ship would take 5-6 days, and British planes would arrive after the air runs out.

Deputy chief of staff of the Russian Navy Vladimir Pepelyayev said the rescue mission will be starting after midnight Moscow time, which is in 2 hours. Preparatory work for lifting the sub to the surface is underway already.

Just heard (while I was writing this) that the submarine is fitted with a coastal observation aerial, which is being held down to the seafloor by a 60-tonne anchor, and this is impeding the operation to raise the vessel. Apparently the anchor needs to be blown up in order to be able to raise the AS-28 submarine. Race continues.

Poor people.... :(

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Cool information. Is there a specific news organization you are following?

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Cool information. Is there a specific news organization you are following?

BBC World. Web and Radio (radio is fastest in news).

Thanks. :)

Japan is closest, I hope they can help them. Poor guys, such a small vessel, so poor on oxygene. Damn those nets, allways the same, how many divers allready are lost due to that problem.(and the ecological damage) We need to find less dangerous methods, for both ecology and people (proven once again).

First they had O2 untill monday,then untill sunday, now it is a question of 12 hours (remember Kursk, Russian admirality first gave high hopes to then). Hope that the near high tech Japan arrives soon, UK, US help is to far away, I am affraid. :(

Come on Japan, give all you have!

man, why don't the Russians just stop pretending already

Adding to the Ghost Story in the making, the minisub the 7 are trapped in is a rescue vehicle, the same model as the one that tried to save the doomed crew of the Kursk.

I swear if the Red October had been a real Russian sub, it might have not even made it halfway across the Atlantic Ocean.

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I swear if the Red October had been a real Russian sub, it might have not even made it halfway across the Atlantic Ocean.

Huh, you mean it was not Russian? What was it then? A cameleon US boat propaganda stunt? :p LOL

More serious:
If the boat cannot be moved - could it be possible to somehow introduce air into the submersible? Bottled air? Hose pipe?

Anything of that kind?

Might atleast increase window of time untill special equipment can be brought in.

I hope they get out ok.

It is being moved - they moved 100 meters last time I checked

Best News for a long time now when i woke up this morning and heard the good news on the radio i get a perfect start of the day. HATS OFF to all the sailors and rescuers who take part in the operation.
This show that people can work together even their from different lands. Great Job Royal Navy and Russian Navy :) :)

Exactly two Russian submarines have been in the news. the KURSK from five years ago and this rescue sub. "Yet another" sub has NOT been sunk nor is there a third rescue situation.

As I posted this morning, they're already rescued.

Exactly two Russian submarines have been in the news. the KURSK from five years ago and this rescue sub. "Yet another" sub has NOT been sunk nor is there a third rescue situation.

As I posted this morning, they're already rescued.

Calm down, hold your horses. It is another Russian sub, saw any western subs sunk last years :rolleyes:
BTW your post "this morning" was better writen in this topic since it was first :)

You know, I feel horrible for convincing them to install those screen doors.

too soon?

Well there was that sub that the Aussies had, apprently it set on fire and it was ex-RN.

They had a sub on the barbie.

So to speak.

;D

Well there was that sub that the Aussies had, apprently it set on fire and it was ex-RN.

They had a sub on the barbie.

So to speak.

;D

Sorry to spoil the joke but that sub was bought by the Canadians, not the Aussies.

You'd think the russians would have figured out by now that the sun roof might look cool,but it only causes problems.and like you can pick up girls at the bottom of the ocean(well mermaids maybe)

But all joking(well maybe not all) aside the russkies really need to hire a new sub designer.

Calm down, hold your horses. It is another Russian sub, saw any western subs sunk last years :rolleyes:
BTW your post "this morning" was better writen in this topic since it was first :)

Fair enough.. horses held and I'll make sure the barn door is closed. Just making sure that you're talking about two russian subs and not three The Russians aren't that bad - not yet. We did have that one American sub which hit an uncharted seamount off Japan , but that only speaks to my criticism of the Russian Navy's incompetence.
At least the Americans don't bombard their own ammunition storage.

Well there was that sub that the Aussies had, apprently it set on fire and it was ex-RN.

They had a sub on the barbie.

So to speak.

;D

Oh setting fire to a sub isn't hard - I live in Ohio and a few decades back the city of Cleveland managed to set a LAKE on fire - we still refer to the city as the "mistake by the lake"

Oh setting fire to a sub isn't hard - I live in Ohio and a few decades back the city of Cleveland managed to set a LAKE on fire - we still refer to the city as the "mistake by the lake"

Setting a lake on fire is easy, all you need is gasoline.