Russian Submarine in Rescue Exercise Near Spanish Coast
Sarah Rainsford aboard a US submarine rescue vehicle (BBC video)The world’s largest submarine rescue exercise is underway off the coast of Spain, with a Russian submarine taking part for the first time in such a NATO drill. The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford was given rare access to ride an American rescue vehicle to the bottom of the Mediterranean sea.
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