The unresolved disappearance of the French submarine Surcouf has a convincing case to be made that Surcouf was lost after a collision at sea with the U.S. merchant freighter Thompson Lykes on the night of February 18. Under charter by the U.S. Army, Thompson Lykes had departed Colon bound for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 1942.

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Lloydsregister has been awarded a 12-month in-service submarine support contract under the Defence ES Aurora Engineering Partnership. LR will provide experienced surveyors to Faslane providing expert support to the RN submarines as well as technical consultancy at MoD Abbey Wood

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Exercise Sea Breeze 2025-2 was held off Portland early June. US-led with UK, Ukrainian, French, Dutch and Belgian participation, this annual exercise series is primarily aimed at building readiness for eventual mine disposal operations in the Black Sea and sharing experience between partners. MCM, EOD, dive operations, and use of UUVs will all be rehearsed, as well as new software development and increased use of uncrewed surface and subsurface systems.

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