French MV AILETTE

The mobility of submarine rescue equipment permits deployment aboard civilian vessels like the French motor vessel Ailette French divers prepare a pod containing emergency life support equipment which will be inserted into a diabled submarines escape trunk and retrieved by the crew awaiting rescue inside
A French diver wearing the Atmospheric Diving Suit, attaches hoses to ventilate the Italian submarine Longobardo The Atmospheric Diving Suit permits operations in the ocean's depths while maintaining the diver at 1 atmosphere
 
A remotely operated vehicle from the M/V Ailette conducts a survey of SPS Siroco, a Spanish submarine pretending to be disabled on the bottom  

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