Crews began lowering a British remote-controlled underwater vehicle to a Russian mini-submarine trapped deep under the Pacific Ocean on Sunday.
Unlike Kursk in Aug of 2000 where Russian Navy acted arrogantly and refused external help citing national security compromises, it is good to see ex-foes coming together for saving lives of trapped Russian submariners.
This great act of human endeavors that is being undertaken in highly security sensitive areas where no Americans or Brits were ever allowed to venture, this new spirit of cooperation is reflective of determination of a new segment of mankind that has shunned war and adopted cooperation as a way forward, such acts of valor and camaraderie stand in sharp disparity to cowardice that is revealed by the suicide bombers.
In case of former new frontiers of human societal pact are being rewritten in case of later essential human bond of respect of innocent life is being obliterated. The world need such act of valor and unique human love demonstrated and displayed far more often, it helps soothe the level of global irritation and emanate new bonding and love amongst fellow human beings, love between man is an essential ingredient of our genetic coding no amount of hatred fanned by the radicals can arrest the universal progress towards unity and collegiality. Forces of destruction and violence have no future; the way forward is unity of purpose and defeat of doubt and gloom.
Crews began lowering a British remote-controlled underwater vehicle to a Russian mini-submarine trapped deep under the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, hoping to reach seven trapped crewmen before their air supply ran out. British crews were working with Russian naval authorities to lower the Super Scorpio unmanned robotic vehicle down to the sub, which was snarled by a military listening antenna 625 feet below the surface nearly three days ago.
August is a black month for our submarine fleet. The Kursk nuclear-powered submarine sank on 12 August 2000 during exercises, and a K-159 class submarine sank on the night of 29-30 August 2003 as it was being taken for scrapping. And now there's another emergency.
This time disaster has befallen a rescue sub with seven on board. And just like five years ago, the country anxiously waits for news - will they be rescued? Or will it turn out the way it always does? After all, the clock is ticking, and the best-case scenario is that help will only arrive in a couple of days.
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