Brit_Radar_Dude Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Just read the good news, Those trapped Russian submariners in the Pacific have been saved and are all well. A Royal Navy minisub cut free the fishing nets which had tangled the Russian craft. Russian officials had been quick to praise the British efforts. In a phone call to British Defence Secretary John Reid, his Russian counterpart Sergei Ivanov said: "The UK were the first to come, they played a crucial part and we do appreciate that.'' I know its OT and not Lockon related, but it is nice to read some good news and I'm proud of our (little) Navy.... :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Sorry Death, you lose! It was Professor Plum.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trident Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Yes, big thumbs up for the RN and a swift and rational response to the situation by the Russians :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ruggbutt Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Thankfully this came to be a happy ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat61 Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 That is great news. I saw it on Fox News the other day live before they had launched a sub to save them. I kept thinking about the Kirsk :(. Im glad they got those seven sailors out. Great job Brits! -Hellcat "When you're out of Tomcats, you're out of fighters!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappavis Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 That is great news. I saw it on Fox News the other day live before they had launched a sub to save them. I kept thinking about the Kirsk :(. Im glad they got those seven sailors out. Great job Brits! -Hellcat Most definitley it is great that those 7 men were saved. On the other hand it is also sad to know that the russians themselves were unable to assist. Bearing in mind that this small incident portais a fraction of something which is very much bigger -- life in russia in the present time is as this sub. I whish all the best to people of the russian federation, and their subs, ofcourse to ED for making lo-mac :). met vriendelijke groet, Михель "умный, спортсмен, комсомолетс" [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] [TABLE]SPECS: i9-9900K 32gigs RAM, Geforce 2070RTX, Creative XFi Fata1ity, TIR5, Valve Index & HP Reverb, HOTAS Warthog, Logitech G933 Headset, 10Tb storage.[/TABLE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britgliderpilot Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Most definitley it is great that those 7 men were saved. On the other hand it is also sad to know that the russians themselves were unable to assist. Bearing in mind that this small incident portais a fraction of something which is very much bigger -- life in russia in the present time is as this sub. I whish all the best to people of the russian federation, and their subs, ofcourse to ED for making lo-mac :). Well that sub WAS a rescue sub . . . . which is kind of ironic :p Driving it into the underwater antenna/fishing net was rather careless of them - I was quite surprised that the Russians didn't have submersibles like the RN one to go and cut the cables themselves, actually. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/britgliderpilot/BS2Britgliderpilot-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat61 Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 On the other hand it is also sad to know that the russians themselves were unable to assist. Heh, yea. They are too buisy conducting war-games with the Chinese to save their sailors.:icon_pai: :icon_eek: "When you're out of Tomcats, you're out of fighters!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman IF Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I was quite surprised that the Russians didn't have submersibles like the RN one to go and cut the cables themselves, actually. I was just reading this on the BBC news website: "I know they have their own ROVs. I also know they did try and they suffered some fairly major failures in these ROVs. That is for them to investigate," Cdr Riches RN @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4130754.stm ---SVBS squad is playing Lock On, ADF/TAW and Typhoon now at www.svbs.co.uk !--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts