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Monday, November 07, 2011

Navy Rescues Chilean Submarine in International Exercise

Scorpene class submarineThe American and Chilean navies joined in a submarine rescue exercise in waters off Point Loma Thursday.

The Chilean submarine Carrera intentionally ran aground in over 400 feet of water. It was an opportunity to use the U.S. Navy's Submarine Rescue System, designed to operate in extremely difficult conditions.

"[This is] a capability that the navy has, to help extract distressed submariners that may be trapped on board a submarine at depth," said Rear Admiral Bob Kemensky of the U.S. Navy.

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