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Exercise
PACIFIC REACH
A
significant milestone in
regional maritime cooperation.
Rear Adm. Lui Tuck Yew, RSN Chief of Navy, Republic
of Singapore
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| A Japanese Deep
Submergence Rescue Vehicle from the JDS Chiyoda is lowered
for multilateral simulated submarine rescues from Korean and
Singaporean submarines, during PACIFIC REACH. |
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Exercise PACIFIC REACH 2000 was the first multilateral submarine rescue
exercise ever conducted in the Pacific. The exercise was hosted by the
Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and conducted in the South China Sea
approximately 200 nautical miles from Singapore, 2 to 14 October 2000.
Submarines and submarine rescue systems were provided by the Japan Maritime
Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), the RSN,
and the U.S. Navy (USN). Representatives from Australia, Canada, Chile,
China, Indonesia, Russia and the United Kingdom joined the exercise
as observers.
In addition
to providing an opportunity for interaction among submarine operators
in the region, the exercise verified the interoperability of each participating
nation’s submarine rescue system. The exercise also provided proficiency
training for rescue system operators on a variety of simulated distressed
submarines.
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