Strengthening partnerships under the waves: URC and UUVRON 1 practice undersea rescue fundamentals with the Peruvian Navy

PACIFIC OCEAN – On the surface, Sailors assigned to the Undersea Rescue Command (URC) and Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Group ONE (UUVGRU-1) received a notification of a disabled submarine (DISSUB) in need of assistance. These Sailors and the DISSUB Response Team sprang into action, deploying a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to assist in recovery efforts. The ROV’s destination? Peruvian submarine BAP Pisagua (SS-33), joining the exercise as part of the Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI).