What happens when a submarine becomes trapped hundreds of meters beneath the ocean?
In this episode, Defence Director Harry Macleod sits down with Captain Andrea Molaschi, Chief of the Italian Navy’s Submarine Escape and Rescue Service, to explore one of the most demanding missions in modern naval operations.
From life-or-death rescue procedures and seep-sea engineering to NATO cooperation and the latest rescue technology, Captain Molaschi explains how specialist teams prepare for the moment every submarine hope never comes.
The conversation covers:
- How submarine rescue operations are conducted
- The technology used to locate and recover distressed submarines
- Why multinational cooperation is essential for saving lives at sea
- The capabilities and limits of modern rescue systems
- Italy’s role within NATO’s submarine rescue network
- Future developments, including MAREX 2026 and Dynamic Monarch 2027
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