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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Russian Navy gets new equipment for deep diving

AKULA class nuclear-powered attack submarineBy the end of 2010, Russian submariners will be equipped with new vital emergency equipment.

A Navy spokesman told journalists that the equipment is part of a major upgrade of the Navy’s search and rescue facilities, RIA Novosti reports.

A complete upgrade of the equipment was ordered acquired after the Kursk catastrophe on 12 August year 2000, the Navy spokesman said.

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