Trapped Russian sub has resurfaced

[quaoar]

AP just moved this alert:

APNewsAlert

MOSCOW (AP) — News agencies say a Russian mini-sub that was trapped in the Pacific Ocean has surfaced.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

1. That's good news.

Any links yet?

[quaoar]

4. No link yet

All AP has moved so far is that one sentence.

[girl gone mad]

5. Here's a link..

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050807/ap_on_re_eu/russia_navy_accident

Edit: the Brits rescued them. WTG.

[Pinboy]

9. Thanks . . .

And more cowbell for the Russian submariners!!!

[Up2Late]

15. But I bet * will still try to take credit for this...

...Any word on if all of the crew survived?:shrug:

[Booster]

16. Way to go, Brits. You guys are awesome.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

18. Thanks, here's a snip:

The AS-28 made an emergency surfacing and appeared on the water at around 4:26 p.m. local time, ITAR-Tass and RIA-Novosti reported. The condition of the vessel's seven-member crew was not immediately known, though naval officials had been in regular contact with the crew, who faced dwindling oxygen and chilly temperatures.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Goodseven submariners who are going home

[Badger1]

3. Wonderful

I'm a sailor and hate these kind of stories. Glad this one worked out for the better. Really glad.

[Geoff R. Casavant]

7. I'm glad the Russians learned

that there's no shame in asking for help.

[Doremus]

6. WOO HOO!! That is indeed GREAT news!!! n/t

[uppityperson]

8. Good

[NeoConsSuck]

10. Another uplifting news story..

between this story and the French airline crash with no fatalities.

Good job Brits!!

[xray s]

14. This week its been shown God loves Russians, the French and Canadians

a pattern developing here? :)

[Trillo]

11. A breath of Fresh Air! nt

[daleo]

12. It is on the BBC crawl, but no more details yet.

Twenty years ago this would have been unthinkable.

[truthisfreedom]

13. that makes my night. woohoo! 8^)

i hope they're all okay. so far i haven't read anything about their condition, but if they were in constant communication, hopefully all is well.

[Algorem]

17. Where does it say they're not dead?

[LisaL]

19. cnn

http://www.cnn.com/

[Algorem]

20. They're comatose with severe brain damage,

probably.

[BiggJawn]

28. Yes, they were heard to mumble a request for FAUX NOOZ...

..And they wanted to talk to Nancy Grace...

"Is wanting FAUX NOOZ, Comrade...Where please is CNN hottie Grace woman?"

No further proof of brain damage needed, AFAIC....

Note to readers with no sense of sarcasm:
I read the BBC report where it was stated they are all alive and all left the sub under their own steam. Good news for change...

[LisaL]

33. You must be confused. They didn't actually watch FOX.

:silly:

[dweller]

21. not here

http://dahrjamailiraq.com/weblog/archives/dispatches/000271.php#more

oh, sorry. wrong thread.
dp

[Up2Late]

22. CNN International just broke into BSCNN, All crew alive, all the other...

...Cable "news" Channels NOTHING, they are all doing total BS:

CNN is showing a "Larry King 'Live'" (most likely on tape)
CNN/HLN just showed a teaser about it, doing a story on the Atlanta Voting Rights March from today (Conyers on!)
FOX "news" is still milking that Stupid "Aruba-- Missing Blond Girl" BS
CNBC is showing a "Suzy Ormond" show.
and MSNBC has some lame "MSNBC Investigates" (looks like two Republicans pushing a book they wrote). :banghead: :mad:

[Algorem]

23. they'll wait til they get to the hospital to die.

that's how it usually works.

[Gogi]

24. BBC: Russian crew alive, leave sub under own power.

eom

[Ksec]

25. good news for a change

[Algorem]

26. could just be "rigor mortis crawl".

not a pretty sight.

[LisaL]

34. WTF are you so determined to bury them?

It takes a bit more than being stuck under water without oxygen to kill a Russian man.

[Algorem]

36. They put themselves into suspended vodka animation til rescue.

I know I would.

[dweller]

29. Fear does not feed without tragedy. n/t

dp

[sushi]

31. I'm so happy

to hear the seven Russian submariners made it to the surface alive. I also hope the mother of the girl missing in Aruba doesn't read your post!

[montana_hazeleyes]

27. Great News!

I'm so glad.

[kineneb]

30. so glad

after they lost the crew of the other sub, I hoped that this crew would survive. It is a grim way to die.

[theHandpuppet]

32. All alive and in satisfactory condition (BBC)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4128614.stm

Russian submarine and crew saved

A Russian mini-submarine stranded for three days beneath the Pacific Ocean has been brought to the surface after an international rescue effort.

The seven-man crew, who had faced low temperatures and dwindling oxygen, are all alive and were able to climb out of their submarine unaided.

<snipping>

Senior navy official Vladimir Pepelayayev said all the men were in a satisfactory condition, according to the news agency Interfax.

More...

[Erika]

35. Yes!!!

What a solid peace basis to start building on!

[Solly Mack]

37. Yes!

Excellent!

[underpants]

38. Submariners-definitely a breed apart

Great news.

[oneighty]

39. It is said

They that go down to the sea in ships; that do business in great waters; these see the works of the lord and his wonders of the deep.

And when your enemy at sea is vanquished he is no longer an enemy he is a fellow sailor and must be treated as such. The law of the sea.

Good they were rescued.

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[xchrom]

40. very good news!