The Indian Navy has joined the rescue operation for an Indonesian submarine and its 53-person crew that went missing more than 4 days ago. Indonesia had sought assistance from India after its 44-year-old submarine, KRI Nanggala-402, went missing while conducting a torpedo drill north of the island of Bali. The Navy’s Deep-Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSVR) left from Visakhapatnam.
Inducted in 2018-19, the DSRVs are capable of undertaking rescue from a disabled Submarine up to 650-metre depth. The DSRV system has a Side Scan Sonar for locating the position of the submarine in distress at sea and can provide immediate relief by way of posting Emergency Life Support Containers with the help of Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and thereafter rescuing the crew of the submarine using the DSRV itself.
No comments:
Post a Comment