India inducts its first advanced submarine rescue vessel DSRV, move catapults New Delhi into elite group of nations
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India inducts its first advanced submarine rescue vessel DSRV, move catapults New Delhi into elite group of nations

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Designed and supplied by James Fisher & Sons, UK, to meet the unique requirements of the Indian Navy, the most advanced DSRV is manned by three crew members and has a capacity to rescue 14 personnel at a time from a distressed submarine up to a depth of 650 metres. Mumbai: India has joined an elite group of nations by inducting its first flyaway Deep Sea Submarine Rescue System, along with other associated equipment, in Mumbai on Wednesday. The induction of DSRV has catapulted India into a small league of navies globally that posses an integral submarine rescue capability, said Vice-Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command. The latest on all fronts, the vessel has a Side San Sonar for locating the position of a submarine in distress at sea, provide immediate relief by way of posting Emergency Life Support Containers with the help of Remotely Operated Vehicles and then rescue the crew using the DSRV itself.

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