Submarines: Current Fleet - Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles

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Interview by Petty Office Laura Castro, Navy Marine Corp News - Pearl Harbor, with CDR Lee Hall and MMC (SS) Gary Sargent.

NARRATOR:
The Navy recently tested a deep submergence rescue vehicle in an exercise off the coast of Hawaii. The rescue vehicle was detached from USS Greenville and performed the mock rescue on a Japanese sub, playing the role of a down submarine on the ocean floor.

HALL:
We consider ourselves to be the world leaders in submarine rescue particularly from the standpoint that we can fly away to anywhere in the world that we have worldwide reach with our rescue systems.

NARRATOR:
DSRV-2 Avalon was flow in from San Diego. After her arrival she was attached to USS Greenville's hull and the exercise began. Avalon detached from USS Greenville, was attached to the down submarine, and shuttled her crew to safety. The DSRV can rescue up to 24 people at a time from a maximum of 2000 feet and can be used with any NATO submarine.

SARGENT:
Now working with those allies, increasing the bonds between countries, reassures them that they have a rescue asset available for not only for the United States but for other countries around the world as well.

NARRATOR:
The DSRV is also used to perform research, salvage, and recovery at depths up to 5000 feet. From Pearl Harbor - Petty Officer Laura Castro, Navy Marine Corps News.