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Titolo: Russia to buy British submarine rescue equipment (Reuters)

Alla faccia del compagno Sergio...
Am.
Tuesday August 9, 03:20 PM
Russia to buy British submarine rescue equipment
 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's navy, under fire over its efforts to save a 
mini-submarine trapped in the Pacific last week, will buy two vehicles 
of the type the government used to help free the vessel, a top official 
was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
 After the rescue, media and Russian opposition politicians asked why 
Britain could fly to the other side of the world to mount a rescue 
operation, while Russia could not do so in its own waters.
 In a routine move following such incidents, prosecutors said they had 
opened a criminal probe into the incident in which the AS-28 
mini-submarine, itself a rescue vessel, became entangled in cables and 
fishing nets off Kamchatka peninsula, trapping it and its seven-man crew 
600 feet down (183 metres).
 It took less than four hours for the unmanned Scorpio-45, airlifted to 
the peninsula off Russia's Pacific coast, to go down on Sunday and cut 
the mini-sub free of debris around its propeller, allowing it to 
resurface.
 The Defence Ministry bought new rescue equipment for the Russian navy 
after nuclear submarine Kursk sank in the Arctic Barents Sea five years 
ago with the loss of all its 118 crew.
 But when the AS-28 drama unfolded, this equipment was either 
unavailable or capable only of monitoring the situation.
 "The (Defence) minister has also decided to buy all technical equipment 
needed for these vehicles to operate because they are incompatible with 
Russian hardware," Itar-Tass news agency quoted Pacific Fleet commander 
Admiral Viktor Fyodorov as saying.
 The AS-28's propeller got entangled in military cables anchored to the 
seabed during an exercise on Thursday, and military investigators on 
Tuesday were looking into how this could have happened.
 Pacific fleet military prosecutors said in a statement criminal 
proceedings had been launched on suspicion of negligence by officials.
 "The investigation has been launched after initial checks by 
prosecutors showed that some officials violated regulations while 
preparing the submersible for the mission and during the mission," the 
statement said.
 But no one has been formally charged and the move did not necessarily 
mean that any one would be sacked or disciplined.
 Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Monday he would ask President 
Vladimir Putin to make awards to the crew of the AS-28, suggesting that 
they will not be held to blame.
 In all, the government sent 29 personnel to aid the rescue, including 
logistics staff and a translator.
 "At that minute when the Russian vehicle arrived on the surface I 
cannot ever explain to you properly the feelings of emotion amongst us 
all," mission leader Commander Ian Riches told reporters at Prestwick 
Airport in Scotland.
 "It would be wrong of me to say that grown men do not cry. I can assure 
you a lot of grown men cried that day."

 Alla faccia del compagno Sergio...
camerata amalric, 
il desiderio di comprare lo Scorpion e' solo uno specchietto per le
allodole alloccone come te, in realta' stiamo gia' "microfilmando" tutto
il possibile <g>
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 il possibile <g>
Camerata, chiamaci il tuo tinello. Quanto al microfilmare immagino che i 
tovarich l'abbiano fatto sott'acqua, con i risultati che portarono 
all'affondamento del Kursk...
Bwaha!
Am.

 Camerata, chiamaci il tuo tinello. 
e non lo sto gia' facendo? 
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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 AHAHAHA
Perche' non te ne vai a fare l'istruttore  ai bambini-soldato di Putin, 
spiritosone?
 Passeresti una bella vacanza nei boschi e sono sicuro che ti 
accoglierebbero a braccia aperte per la qualita' delle battute...
Am.

 spiritosone?
sei poco britannico con queste scomposte reazioni caro amalric, sai che
scherzo con te no?
Almeno finche' stuzzichi santuzza.... :)
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 Almeno finche' stuzzichi santuzza.... :)
Ma come  e' un momento glorioso per il neoimperialismo russo, e non 
vuoi fare la tua parte?
Ci sono persino manovre congiunte cino-russe in funzione anti US, e non 
ci dici nulla?
Devi essere veramente in vacanza, anche se da un rivoluzionario di 
professione non me lo aspetterei...
Am.

 Devi essere veramente in vacanza, 
meritatissime.
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