Navy divers recover torpedoes under Arctic ice during ICEX
By Rachel Nostrant
Mar 16, 02:20 PM
Navy divers took to the frigid waters of the Arctic this month during Ice Exercise 2022 to retrieve torpedoes fired by fast attack submarines participating in the biennial exercise.
Divers from both Joint Base Pearl Harbor’s Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One and Underwater Construction Team One were flown by helicopter to spots in the ice floe where torpedoes fired earlier in the exercise by Virginia-class USS Illinois (SSN 786) and Los Angeles-class Pasadena (SSN 752) submarines were stopped under the ice.
The Navy divers are then tasked with setting up a system similar to an ice-fishing hut and cutting a hole in the ice nearby before plunging into the freezing water, swimming to the torpedo, and directing it through the entry point in the ice.
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/03/16/navy-divers-recover-torpedoes-under-arctic-ice-during-icex/
