Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov has ordered the purchase of two British pilotless deep-sea submersibles "Scorpio" for the Russian Navy...
Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov has ordered the purchase of two British pilotless deep-sea submersibles "Scorpio" for the Russian Navy, announced Commandant of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Viktor Fedorov.
"On the Minister's instructions, alongside with the Scorpio submersibles all hardware required for these machines will be purchased, because of their incompatibility with Russian equipment", said V. Fedorov, adding that "British submersibles operate on diesel generators supplying 440 V with the frequency of 60 Hz, whereas Russian generators produce 380 V with the frequency of 50 Hz".
Admiral Fedorov emphasized that the Western equipment would be serviced exclusively by Russian specialists. "Their training is no inferior to that of their British colleagues who recently gave us tremendous help in a critical situation", he said.
As was reported, the remotely controlled submersible "Scorpio 45" of the British Royal Navy had played a key role in the international operation to rescue the crew of the AS-28 "Prize" bathyscaphe.
Experts believe that the "Scorpio" would have been able to help Russian seamen even in the event of the bathyscaph having been stuck at the depth of about one kilometer. The apparatus is equipped with four video cameras and a powerful cutting device capable of cutting steel wire and any other metal objects measuring up to 70 mm in diameter.
"On the Minister's instructions, alongside with the Scorpio submersibles all hardware required for these machines will be purchased, because of their incompatibility with Russian equipment", said V. Fedorov, adding that "British submersibles operate on diesel generators supplying 440 V with the frequency of 60 Hz, whereas Russian generators produce 380 V with the frequency of 50 Hz".
Admiral Fedorov emphasized that the Western equipment would be serviced exclusively by Russian specialists. "Their training is no inferior to that of their British colleagues who recently gave us tremendous help in a critical situation", he said.
As was reported, the remotely controlled submersible "Scorpio 45" of the British Royal Navy had played a key role in the international operation to rescue the crew of the AS-28 "Prize" bathyscaphe.
Experts believe that the "Scorpio" would have been able to help Russian seamen even in the event of the bathyscaph having been stuck at the depth of about one kilometer. The apparatus is equipped with four video cameras and a powerful cutting device capable of cutting steel wire and any other metal objects measuring up to 70 mm in diameter.
