Posted on 08/09/2005 7:37:31 AM PDT by petitfour
NORFOLK — While the rescue Sunday of seven Russian submariners took place half a world away, experts working around the clock near Norfolk Naval Station coordinated the dramatic effort.
As many as 48 people laboring in four shifts orchestrated the rescue from the small Norfolk office. On Monday, they celebrated the success of their first mission and its significance in future life-saving operations.
“I think the world does not yet know how much of a springboard this is really going to make,” said William Orr, coordinator of the International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office.
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Steely-Eyed Killers of the Deep ping!
I read a story the rescue on the BBC website but they only mentioned that a team from the UK did the rescue of the Russian rescue sub....guess they just forgot any US involvement.
Score one for the hometown folks!
We are the "Silent Service."
That's ok. When that happens, I try to think of the Reagan motto about how much stuff can get done when you don't worry about who gets the credit. (that's a really bad paraphrase!)
Bump
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