AP PHOTOS: Aboard France's aging nuclear submarines — old boats but new missions
Time:2024-05-21 14:44:30 Source:opinionsViews(143)
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Once again, the oceans beckon for France’s veteran nuclear-powered attack submarines.
The Associated Press got rare access aboard a French navy Rubis-class submarine as it was being readied for another mission in sprawling naval dockyards in the Mediterranean port of Toulon.
France’s fleets of nuclear-powered submarines are shrouded in secrecy. The French military would not allow this submarine to be identified by name. A naval security officer scrutinized all the images AP journalists took aboard the vessel and asked that some be deleted or cropped to avoid showing submarine technology and security measures at the docks.
Aboard the cramped vessel, submariners crammed into the confines of a small compartment and carried out maintenance work. Others loaded supplies aboard, carrying boxes down narrow gangways. In the control room, crew members hung strips of lights amid the spaghetti of cabling and equipment.
You may also like
- With Djokovic awaiting the winner, Murray trails Hanfmann at rain
- Israel hails 'success' after blocking unprecedented attack from Iran
- China trade fair Indonesia kicks off in Jakarta
- EU’s mandate for customs registration of EV imports from China disappointing: chamber
- Investigators return to Long Island home of Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect
- China pledges proactive fiscal policy, prudent monetary policy in 2024
- Comedy films dominate as China's Spring Festival box office hits record high
- China's express delivery sector sees double
- Shohei Ohtani's first walk