Submarine Rescue Diving Recompression System

The Submarine Rescue Diving Recompression System (SRDRS) is a remotely operated underwater vehicle and its associated systems intended to replace the Mystic class deep submergence rescue vehicle as a means of rescuing United States Navy submarine crew members. Based on the Royal Australian Navy Submarine rescue vehicle Remora,^[1] the system is capable of rapidly deploying to a designated location, mounting to a vessel of opportunity, detecting and preparing the area around a downed submarine and submerging to depths of up to 2,000 feet (610 m) to retrieve members of its crew.^[2] The SRDRS then allows for the decompression of the crew.^[3]

The pressurized rescue module (PRM) is recovered from the water after performing a submarine rescue exercise.

References

1. Polmar, Norman (2005). The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591146858. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
2. Johnson, Robert (October 13, 2012). "This Underwater Drone Can Dive 2,000 Feet And Rescue 155 People At Once". Business Insider. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
3. Pike, John (7 July 2011). "Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System (SRDRS)". Retrieved 2009-02-17.

External links

• PRM Falcon on the International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office website.