The Netherlands Walrus Class (SSK) submarine HNLMS DOLFIJN (S 808) prepares to get underway from Taranto Naval Base Mar Grande, Italy (ITA), marking the beginning of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Submarine Escape and Rescue (SERS) Exercise SORBET ROYAL 2005. Divers from various nations will work together to rescue submariners during the exercise in the Mediterranean. Twenty-seven participating nations, including 14 NATO nations will test their capabilities and interoperability. Four submarines with up to 52 crewmembers aboard will be placed on the bottom of the ocean, while rescue forces with rescue vehicles and systems work together to solve complex disaster rescue problems
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Taranto Naval Base, Mar Grande
Country: Italy (ITA)
Scene Camera Operator: JOC David Fliesen, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
19/06/2005
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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