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We all have been discussing - Indian and Pakistani submarines, does any of you have any information regarding each countries capabilities with regards their submarine rescue crafts, I think both the countries need so as to deal with the accidents of Kursk type.

June 6, 2007: Britain, Norway and France have completed the construction of the NATO Submarine Rescue Vehicle (SRV). This $95 million project has produced a deep water rescue device that can be airlifted to anywhere in the world on short notice, fit on the deck of at least 140 identified ships, and mate with the escape hatches on most of the worlds submarines, and carry up to 15 men at a time to the surface.
The system is shipped in eleven waterproof cargo containers, that can be flown by military or civilian cargo aircraft. Including flight time, set up time on the ship, and movement time to the site of the distressed submarine, the NATO SRV should be able to get there and have the SRV in the water within 72 hours. The SRV itself is 31 feet long and weighs 27 tons, has a crew of three and can go as deep as 3,000 feet (which is the maximum depth for most submarines.)

The U.S. is building a similar system, providing two rescue systems to deal with any of the several hundred subs in service, getting in trouble. The NATO SRV will be based in Clyde, Scotland.
 
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A fresh Request For Proposal (RFP) is to be issued for procurement of deep-submergence rescue vessels for Indian Navy. The Indian Navy operates Indian Naval Ship (INS) Nireekshak (Diving Support Vessel) which uses a rescue bell to rescue personnel within its designed parameters from a submarine in distress.

The option for a global partnership for such rescue is also available. The present status of the procurement process is under formulation.

A Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) is a type of Deep Submergence Vehicle used for rescue of downed submarines and clandestine missions. While DSRV is the term most often used by the United States Navy, some nations have other designations for their Rescue Vehicles


Any update on the vehicles ?
 

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