Mini-submarine AS-28 lifted to the surface at 07:26 a.m. (ALL 7 ALIVE )

Interfax ^ | August 7, 2005

[george76]

Mini-submarine AS-28 lifted to the surface at 07:26 a.m., Moscow time,with all seven crew members

[fallujah-nuker]

"I missed the report on FOX because I am watching "Dude Where's My Car""

Just as long as you weren't reading "Dude Where's My Country."

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

LA Times report here:

Reports: Russian Mini-sub Has Surfaced After Being Trapped For Nearly Three Days

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Excerpt

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From Associated Press

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia -- A Russian mini-submarine that was trapped for nearly three days under the Pacific Ocean surfaced Sunday after a British remote-controlled vehicle cut away the undersea cables that had snarled it, news agencies reported.

The AS-28 made an emergency surfacing and appeared on the water at around 4:26 p.m. local time, ITAR-Tass and RIA-Novosti reported.


A British remote-controlled vehicle on Sunday cut away the cables that had snarled a Russian mini-submarine and its seven-man crew deep under the Pacific Ocean, and rescuers were preparing for the sub to surface, a naval spokesman said.

Capt. Igor Dygalo told The Associated Press that the Super Scorpio had freed the mini-sub from the military antenna that had tangled it some 625 feet below the surface.
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[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Who else the U.S. as usual

Wrong.

At last report, the two U.S. Scorpios were still on the way to the scene. It was a UK Scorpio that did the rescue.

[llevrok]

Back to finding that chick in Aruba and Greta. Darn.

[Hoodat]

Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, free at last!

[ASOC]

Brit ROV cut the tangle of wire holding them down, Russian ship winched 'em up. Good news all-round and the Russians save a bit of face by doing the heavy lifting.

I take it the Amrican Navy was still unloading when the Brits got things cut loose, so as to spaek. I'll have to wait for a better set of releases for a good timeline.

Pepsi break for me.

[RushCrush]

Awesome news! Thanks for keeping us posted!

[msnimje]

Who else the U.S. as usual

It was the Brits and The Americans. The Brits got their unmanned sub there first and some Americans went out there with them.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

What source?

[null and void]

Thank God!!!

[Lancey Howard]

Great news BUMP!

[llevrok]

Hopefully the Brits got "tangled" in the remote antenna and will have to take it home to get it untangled (ahem)

[chickenlips]

Ahh, that would be Russian Orthodox!

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

Okay, Okay.

Can I have some Whine with my crow?

But I have a question, if the Brits and the Russians are there then why are they being examined/treated by a U.S. doctor?

[timpad]

Over there, over there, spread the word, spead the word, over there...

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Thank you! I'll be here all night! Try the veal, and don't forget to tip your waitress!

[longtermmemmory]

and the MSM will emphasis the USA was "late" instead of the good news.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Some Americans were with the British team. However, the two Super Scorpios never made it. They were still on a ship heading that way.

[DB]

US Divers, Brit remote sub. I don't know who transported the sub. Could have been either a US or Brit.

[DB]

And US divers.