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The “B” crew of the Rhône metropolitan support and assistance building (BSAM) left Brest on Monday 23 August for deployment in the Far North. This deployment of the Rhône responds to an objective of maintaining and developing the know-how of the French Navy to operate far away and in a specific environment, particularly in cold waters. BSAMs are buildings with…
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September 9, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Rhône metropolitan support and assistance building (BSAM) continued its “LANDSEER 20.2” deployment towards the French archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, where the patroller Fulmar is permanently based . Off Langlade (southern part of Miquelon), the two naval vessels seized the opportunity to train together. These included towing presentations, towing and an asymmetric…
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August 28, 2020 (Google Translation) – From August 17 to 21, the Rhône Metropolitan Support and Assistance Building (BSAM) took part in the third edition of the Argus 2020 sea search and rescue exercise . On the west coast of Greenland, this exercise brought together six surface ships and aircraft from Denmark, Greenland, the United States and France, under the…
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August 17, 2020 (Google Translation) – Continuing their mission in Greenland, the crew of the BSAM Rhône had the opportunity to sail in Disko Bay, east of the Baffin Sea, to encounter the most imposing icebergs in the world, which can reach 80 to 100 meters in height. Disko Bay, located on the west coast of Greenland , truly marks…
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