[PSUBS-MAILIST] Some sub news

[MARCO <marco@zeeman.co.nz>]

Some varied reading for those interested in news of today on submarines and
submersibles

Kind regards

Marco


SEVMASH plant produced initial batch of casks for submarines ? ...
Bellona - UK
... in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk region, manufactured the first batch of
spent fuel transport/storage casks (TUK) for spent nuclear fuel from the
retired submarines ...
<http://www.bellona.no/en/international/russia/navy/co-operation/32797.html>

GREAT Britain to give Russia loan to save Russian submarines from ...
Pravda - Moscow,Russia
Currently British Minister for Industry and Trade Nigel Griffits is
supervising
the work on scrapping the submarines. He said the ...
<http://english.pravda.ru/main/18/88/354/12137_submarine.html>

BRITISH Minister says Russian technology for dismantling nuclear ...
Pravda - Moscow,Russia
The technology used to dismantle nuclear submarines in Severodvinsk is
unique. This was announced to Rosbalt by British Minister ...
<http://newsfromrussia.com/world/2004/02/26/52507.html>

NEW submarines to cost 25 per cent more to run than their ...
National Post (subscription) - Canada
OTTAWA (CP) - Contrary to original predictions, the navy's new
Victoria-class
submarines are going to cost millions of dollars more to operate than
their ...
<http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=7c3a42da-cd3
4-49c6-ab9a-97f1d483fd79>

MODEST Heroes Delighted to Be Recognised at Last
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
One of the heroes of the Battle of the Atlantic described the ?thrill?
of diving down to face German submarines on the dangerous Coastal Command
missions. ...
<http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2654647>
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KOLLMORGEN catches an $18M contract upgrade for submarines work
Boston Mass High Tech - Boston,MA,USA
... million modification to a previously awarded contract for two AN/BVS-1
photonics mast systems for installation on SSN 778 and SSN 779 Virginia
Class submarines ...
<http://www.masshightech.com/displayarticledetail.asp?Art_ID=64868>

COMING clean with submarines
Russia Journal - Moscow,Russia
First, there was the awful tragedy of the sinking of the Kursk back in
2000, with its great loss of life and reprehensible attempt on the part
of officialdom ...
<http://www.russiajournal.com/news/cnews-article.shtml?nd=40230>

NEW Hampshire, Maine governors ready to fight for shipyard
Portland Maine Press Herald - Portland,ME,USA
... employer on the seacoast. The shipyard, which services nuclear
submarines,
has survived other base closings. Baldacci already has ...
<http://news.mainetoday.com/apwire/D81BMEB81-75.shtml>
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HIGH-TECH electronics help anglers keep track of fish
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA
... structure. That's when he came up with a brainstorm, remembering how
sonar was used to detect enemy submarines during World War II. ...
<http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/8201040.htm>

ROWLAND seeks $350000 to support efforts to keep sub base open
Stamford Advocate - Stamford,CT,USA
... from area groups. The Groton base is the home port for 16 fast-attack
submarines and a deep-diving research submarine. It is the ...
<http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/state/hc-16115001.apds.m0950.bc-
ct-brf--mar16,0,189583.story?coll=hc-headlines-local-wire>
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1.apds.m0950.bc-ct-brf--mar16,0,189583.story%3Fcoll%3Dhc-headlines-local-wir
e>

MARS critics wonder if billions aren't better spent elsewhere
Environmental News Network - Berkeley,CA,USA
... can agree ? up to a point. After all, submersibles have been trolling
the oceans for decades. Earle argues that remote marine ...
<http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-09/s_13817.asp>

WATER evidence on Mars! Some saying, 'So what?'
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... can agree -- up to a point. After all, submersibles have been trolling
the oceans for decades. Earle argues that marine studies ...
<http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Mar/03072004/nation_w/145517.asp>

SCIENTISTS are abuzz over Martian findings
MSNBC - USA
... rover missions. He likened the Mars robot work now under way to
deep-ocean
research using remotely operated submersibles. "It turns ...
<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4421086/>

PRIDE not proud of performance
Petroleum News - USA
... Additionally, the company said it experienced downtime on several
semi-submersibles
and one tender-assisted rig due to unscheduled repair and maintenance
time. ...
<http://www.petroleumnews.com/pnnew/380176962.html>

IN Our Towns
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
... wreck of the legendary ocean liner Titanic, has led or participated
in more than 100 deep-sea expeditions, many featuring the use of deep-diving
submersibles ...
<http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/sunnews/news/local/8075938.htm>

FOCUS Enterprises Adds Baltimore-based Partner, William C. ...
Business Wire (press release) - USA
... of Captain. He also commanded a SEAL Delivery Team (SDV) that maintained
and operated technologically advanced submersibles. In ...
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_vi
ew&newsId=20040302005959&newsLang=en>

MARS: A Water World? Evidence Mounts, But Scientists Remain Tight ...
Yahoo News - USA
... Albert Haldeman. He likened the Mars robot work now underway to deep
ocean research using remotely operated submersibles. "It turns ...
<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=96&ncid=753&e=10&u=/space/2
0040229/sc_space/marsawaterworldevidencemountsbutscientistsremaintightlipped
>

EXPLORING the sea, without ships
Toronto Star - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
... disappointment that a romantic way of life is ending for the rugged
individuals who braved lurching ship decks or jack-knifed into
claustrophobic
submersibles ...
<http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Arti
cle_Type1&c=Article&cid=1078009809951&call_pageid=968332188774&col=968350116
467>

FROM deep space to deep water
Canada.com - Canada
... We are only just learning about microbial life at the ocean floor.
"The deep sea used to be thought of as a biological desert, but as we
lower submersibles or ...
<http://www.canada.com/technology/story.html?id=5022A3E3-562E-4C15-9C85-7F7E
119974CF>

TAKING the plunge to find ancient shipwrecks off Greece
Scripps Howard News Service - USA
... that any sunken ships may have slid down that slope over time, making
any recovery more difficult and a job exclusively for robots or expensive
submersibles. ...
<http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=PERSIANFLEET-02-19-04&cat=II>