At DYNAMIC MONARCH 24, Allies are testing submarine rescue systems to ensure readiness and interoperability in the event of a crisis under the seas.
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Submarines are a vital NATO capability used by many NATO Allies in oceans and seas around the world, but what happens if something goes wrong and a submarine requires urgent assistance?
At DYNAMIC MONARCH 24, an exercise off the coast of Norway, Allies are testing various submarine rescue systems to ensure readiness and interoperability in the event of a crisis under the seas. Specialist equipment includes the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) and the Swedish ‘URF’ – rescue submersibles that can evacuate submariners from a submarine in distress.
DYNAMIC MONARCH is the world’s most challenging submarine rescue exercise. In 2024, it takes place from 9 to 19 September and involves ten countries – Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Türkiye, the United Kingdom and the United States. The exercise is designed to practise interoperability among naval forces and streamline rescue operations in the most challenging of environments where reaction time and specialist equipment are key to saving lives.
This NATO Multimedia B-roll footage, filmed last week and released yesterday, includes various shots of the British Distressed Sub Group (DSG) locating and communicating with a submarine while on board the Royal Netherlands Navy ship HNLMS Mercuur, Turkish Navy operators using sonar equipment to locate distressed submarines, the Swedish Navy submarine rescue vehicle ‘URF’ responding to a simulated distressed submarine 90 metres under the North Sea, and wounded submariners being treated in a simulated exercise during exercise DYNAMIC MONARCH 24.
Shot list:-
- 00:00 ~ (mute) NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) on board the Norwegian ship NOCGV Barentshav at port in Arendal, Norway
- 00:31 ~ NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) on board the Norwegian ship NOCGV Barentshav
- 00:46 ~ Swedish submarine HSWMS Uppland leaves port in Arendal, Norway to take part in Exercise DYNAMIC MONARCH 24
- 01:14 ~ Turkish flag on board submarine rescue mother ship TCG Alemdar
- 01:19 ~ Crew on board TCG Alemdar demonstrate sonar searching capability used to find distressed submarines
- 02:19 ~ Crew on board TCG Alemdar operate the ship’s rescue chamber by lowering it into the North Sea during Exercise DYNAMIC MONARCH 24
- 03:02 ~ Turkish crew demonstrate remotely operated vehicle used to locate distressed submarine during Exercise DYNAMIC MONARCH 24
- 03:27 ~ Decompression chamber on board TCG Alemdar
- 03:35 ~ Dutch flag blowing in wind on Dutch submarine support ship HNLMS Mercuur
- 03:39 ~ Dutch crew on board HNLMS Mercuur winch rib boats into the North Sea
- 03:58 ~ Members of the Distressed Sub Group (DSG) board RIB boats and head out into the NORTH SEA
- 04:43 ~ Members of DSG head into the NORTH SEA and communicate with simulated distressed submarine during Exercise DYNAMIC MONARCH 24
- 05:43 ~ Member of DSG on board HNLMS Mercuur communicates with simulated distressed submarine during Exercise DYNAMIC MONARCH
- 05:57 ~ DSG members in rib boats return to HNLMS Mercuur
- 06:21 ~ Swedish submarine rescue vessel ‘URF’ is lowered into the NORTH SEA from the Swedish submarine rescue ship HSWMS Belos
- 06:56 ~ Inside the URF as is dives down under the NORTH SEA in response to a simulated distressed submarine during Exercise DYNAMIC MONARCH 24
- 07:25 ~ The hatches of the URF and Swedish submarine HSWMS Uppland connect to begin the mating procedure
- 07:34 ~ After mating procedure is complete the hatch on board the URF is opened and crew from HSWMS Uppland climb through
- 08:59 ~ On board the Swedish submarine HSWMS Uppland during Exercise DYNAMIC MONARCH 24
- 09:28 ~ Crew on board the Norwegian patrol vessel NOCGV Barentshav monitor injured submariners in a simulated exercise during Exercise DYNAMIC MONARCH
- 09:32 ~ Injured submariners treated in decompression chamber on board the NOCGV Barentshav in a simulated exercise during Exercise DYNAMIC MONARCH 24
- 09:55 ~ Soundbite : Cdr Andrea Molaschi, ISMERLO Branch Head
- 10:19 ~ Soundbite : Cdr Andrea Molaschi
- 10:54 ~ Soundbite : LCdr Joakim Classon, Submarine Escape and Rescue Officer, First Submarine Flotilla, Swedish Navy
- 11:08 ~ Soundbite : LCdr Joakim Classon
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