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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Australian defence turns to obsolete submarine rescue vehicle

LR5 rescue vehicleThe navy has backflipped on submarine safety, agreeing to base a British rescue vehicle in Australia for emergencies.

The move contradicts the navy's previous claims that it was safe to keep a rescue vehicle in Britain, fly it out in an emergency, and still reach a stricken Australian submarine before the crew ran out of air.

The rescue vehicle will be based in Australia from this month. The shift comes after The Australian exposed the safety risks facing submariners because of the navy's failure to fix the rescue system.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete14/5/09 11:13

    Old, but better than nothing. If Australia truly wants to build up its sub force it must pay for all the support/safety equipment.

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