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FS Garonne GOLD Certified by NATO for Submarine Rescue

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 admin

From 25 to 31 October 2021, the Metropolitan Support and Assistance Building (BSAM) Garonne embarked the NATO submarine rescue system (NSRS) to train and certify BSAMs in the highly technical field of assistance and intervention for the benefit of a submarine in distress. This mission was part of the SILVER LINK exercise organized by “ALFOST”, an authority within the French…

HMS Albion Assists in Trials of New Support Ship FS Garonne

November 11, 2021 admin

One of Britain’s biggest warships was towed through the Channel to help the French test the power of a new specialist ship. The FS Garonne hauled huge assault ship HMS Albion past the coast of Devon to assess its pulling strength and abilities – as well as hone Anglo-French naval co-operation and the Royal Navy’s own emergency procedures. Garonne is…

FS Garonne is First Foreign Ship Visitor at New Egyptian Navy Base

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 admin

June 2, 2021 (Google Translation) – On Wednesday May 26, 2021, the Garonne Metropolitan Support and Assistance Building (BSAM) docked at Port Bérénice in Egypt. It is the first vessel of a foreign navy to call at the new Egyptian naval base in the Red Sea. During this stopover, the commander of the Garonne was received by Vice-Admiral Oussama Saleh,…