Read more submarine stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8003/submarine.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:10:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72385/cocaine-sub-nabbed-off-guatemala.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Navy and Guatemalan forces have seized a makeshift submarine carrying 10 tons of cocaine. Three Colombians and a Mexican crewman were arrested on board. The haul is the biggest drug bust ever made in Guatemala, which has become a major transit point for drug traffickers seeking to secure...http://www.newser.com/story/72385/cocaine-sub-nabbed-off-guatemala.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 3:13:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71079/navy-will-allow-women-to-serve-on-submarines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Navy is going to start allowing women to serve on submarines, with the first female officers reporting for duty in 2011. The close confinement of subs has kept co-ed crews at bay, but that's going to change, reports the Honolulu Advertiser . “I believe women should have every opportunity to...http://www.newser.com/story/71079/navy-will-allow-women-to-serve-on-submarines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 15:41:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70079/brown-eyes-nuke-bank-will-cut-sub-fleet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGordon Brown takes the stage at the United Nations today with an eye toward nuclear disarmament, reports the BBC, and he'll begin by offering to cut Britain's fleet of Trident nuclear submarines from four to three. While the British PM maintains full nuclear disarmament isn't an option, in an op-ed...http://www.newser.com/story/70079/brown-eyes-nuke-bank-will-cut-sub-fleet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 7:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66099/russian-subs-patrol-us-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFirst, Vladimir Putin shows off his biceps on vacation and now this: Two nuclear-powered Russian subs have been poking around the East Coast of the US, the New York Times reports. It's not clear what they're up to, but the move is a rare one that smacks of the Cold...http://www.newser.com/story/66099/russian-subs-patrol-us-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 18:28:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61510/sub-joins-search-for-air-france-black-box.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA French nuclear submarine has joined the search for Air France Flight 447’s black boxes, ABC News reports. The sub boasts high-tech sonar equipment, which could help detect the acoustic signals the flight recorders transmit. The sub will work alongside a French research vessel set to arrive Friday, carrying underwater...http://www.newser.com/story/61510/sub-joins-search-for-air-france-black-box.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 12:27:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61164/drug-smuggling-subs-go-high-tech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's not a lark anymore: Miniature submarines now carry about a third of the cocaine smuggled into the US. With the numbers up, the Washington Post takes a look at how these so-called semi-submersibles have gotten more and more high-tech over the last 2 years. Authorities say sub builders are...http://www.newser.com/story/61164/drug-smuggling-subs-go-high-tech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Jun 2009 14:25:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54624/russia-to-build-6-new-nuclear-submarines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussia is building at least six new nuclear submarines equipped with long-distance cruise missiles, according to state-connected news agency Itar-Tass. One is expected to be on line by 2011, the rest by 2017. A Russian defense ministry source say the missiles, capable of carrying low-capacity nuclear warheads, "would be designed...http://www.newser.com/story/54624/russia-to-build-6-new-nuclear-submarines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Mar 2009 7:15:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53908/us-nuclear-sub-ship-collide-in-strait-of-hormuz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo US vessels—the USS Hartford nuclear submarine and the amphibious USS New Orleans—collided in the waters between Iran and the Arabian peninsula today, the AP reports. Fifteen sailors were slightly injured aboard the Hartford, but all were able to return to duty. The New Orleans crew was unscathed,...http://www.newser.com/story/53908/us-nuclear-sub-ship-collide-in-strait-of-hormuz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 10:04:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52924/us-ship-broke-laws-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeijing said that a US Navy surveillance ship approached by several Chinese vessels this weekend was conducting illegal information-gathering, the Washington Post reports. The US had completely misrepresented the incident in its complaint, a Foreign Ministry rep. said, as the USS Impeccable was in a "Chinese exclusive economic zone" without...http://www.newser.com/story/52924/us-ship-broke-laws-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Mar 2009 13:11:25 CDT