The risks of going to sea are compounded for military vessels, and mishaps can have severe consequences. One of the most ...

MURMANSK, Russia-- Norwegian rescuers today said the escape hatch on the crippled Russian submarine Kursk could be removed, contradicting earlier reports that the hatch had sustained extensive damage.

The LR5 latches onto the stricken submarine by means of a watertight "transfer skirt" which attaches around the mouth of the vessel's emergency escape hatch, allowing up to 16 crewmen at a time to ...

The Soviet Union's Komsomolets, also known as the Mike-class submarine, was an advanced deep-diving vessel introduced in 1984 ...

With the Battle of Midway raging in the Pacific in June 1942, Japanese forces 2,500 miles to the north were seizing control ...

What does it feel like when your submarine launches a ballistic missile ... Lee Steele "As soon as that hatch shuts, you know you are divorced from the real world. It's kind of liberating in ...

The DSRV dives, conducts a sonar search, and attaches to the disabled submarine’s hatch. DSRVs can embark up to 24 personnel for transfer to the "mother" vessel. The DSRV also has an arm to ...

Ms Wall had been accidentally hit on the head by the submarine's 70kg (150lb) hatch. He had then dumped her body somewhere in Koge Bay, about 50km (30 miles) south of Copenhagen. Peter Madsen has ...

To decrease the amount of time required for replenishment and maintenance, Ohio-class submarines have three large-diameter logistics hatches that allow sailors to rapidly transfer supply pallets ...

a junior officer opened the inner door of a flooded torpedo tube and inadvertently sank the British submarine Thetis. A few men got out through an escape hatch, but 99 were lost. The British ...

The boat you’re on will then tether to the side of the submarine, where the previous group will exit and the new group will enter. While boarding, you’ll be required to go down the hatch ...

The $2.9 billion submarine was left inoperative for nearly a year after a hatch was left open, allowing seawater to flood the propulsion compartments and damage critical systems. -The submarine ...