Russian Navy gets new equipment for deep diving
By 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.
The new equipment enables sailors to surface from submarines diving on depths up to 60 meters. It also enables Navy divers to submerge to new depths, RIA Novosti reports.
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