MV Swift Rescue

{{short description|Submarine support and rescue vessel}}

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| Ship image = MV Swift Rescue within Changi Naval Base.jpg

| Ship caption = MV Swift Rescue within Changi Naval Base

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| Ship country = Singapore

| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Singapore|state}}

| Ship name = MV Swift Rescue

| Ship builder = ST Marine

| Ship owner = First Response Marine

| Ship operator = Republic of Singapore Navy

| Ship identification = *IMO : 9536519

  • MMSI : 564314000
  • Call Sign : 9V7855

| Ship status = Active

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| Ship laid down = 1 April 2008

| Ship launched = 29 November 2008

| Ship completed = 30 April 2009

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| Ship tonnage = 4,290 gross

| Ship length = {{convert|85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

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| Ship draught = {{convert|4.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

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| Ship propulsion = 2 × MAN 2040kW diesel

3 x Caterpillar 1,360kW diesel

2 x CPP Kort nozzle propellers

1 x 95kW emergency generator

| Ship range = {{convert|7500|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}}

| Ship endurance = 28 days

| Ship complement = 27 crews

| Ship speed = {{convert|12|kn|lk=in}}

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| Ship aircraft facilities = Helicopter landing platform

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| Ship boats = 1 x Submarine Rescue Vehicle

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MV Swift Rescue is a submarine support and rescue vessel (SSRV) that is operated by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The ship is stationed in Changi Naval Base and has a mixed crew of 27 personnel from the RSN and Swire Pacific Offshore Operations Pte Ltd, the marine arm of Swire Group.{{cite web |title=Singapore Rescue Systems |url=https://ismerlo.org/rescue-systems/singapore-rescue-systems/ |website=International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office |access-date=21 April 2021}}

In January 2007, the RSN awarded a design, build, own and operate contract to ST Marine, a subsidiary of ST Engineering.{{cite web|title=Submarine Support & Rescue Vessel (SSRV)|url=http://www.stengg.com/products-solutions/products/submarine-support-rescue-vessel-(ssrv)|publisher=Singapore Technologies Engineering|accessdate=29 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229085618/http://www.stengg.com/products-solutions/products/submarine-support-rescue-vessel-(ssrv)|archive-date=29 December 2014|url-status=dead}}

Rescue missions

Swift Rescue has not been involved in any actual submarine rescue operations; the ship has however been involved in other operations, including searches. Swift Rescue participated in the ongoing triennial submarine rescue exercise in the region, Exercise Pacific Reach which involves regional partners such as the United States Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Navy and Republic of Korea Navy. The exercise is primarily meant to build interoperability within the region for submarine rescue capabilities as well as building relations between regional submarine operators and rescue assets. {{cite news |title=Singapore Hosts Regional Submarine Rescue Exercise |url=https://www.mindef.gov.sg/web/portal/mindef/news-and-events/latest-releases/article-detail/2010/august/2010Aug18-News-Releases-00669/!ut/p/z0/fcxBC8IgGIDh37IfIJ9Kc3W0dahoDsLCeYnvYCYNN1Lr7zfo3vGBlxcsGLAR38FjDlPEcfFgxa3pd-2errjqa82ovGp9qrfqcGkEHMH-D5YDf3Vt58HOmB8kxPsEhlNGwWDxJeWfZPFsTZT7JHJ2o8PkEqFUiA3MTztIWVVfyv2j6Q!!/ |access-date=12 December 2022}}

Swift Rescue was also activated on 29 December 2014 to aid in the search and rescue of Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 after the Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency accepted the offer of help from the Singapore authorities. On 14 January 2015, the vessel found the wreckage of the lost airliner at the bottom of the Java Sea.{{Cite web|url = http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/airasia-plane-crash-eerie-images-from-underwater-show-fuselage-found-in-java-sea/story-fnizu68q-1227185108325|title = AirAsia plane crash: Eerie images from underwater show fuselage found in Java Sea|date = 14 January 2015|accessdate = 14 January 2015|website = News Corp Australia Network|archive-date = 14 January 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150114144911/http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/airasia-plane-crash-eerie-images-from-underwater-show-fuselage-found-in-java-sea/story-fnizu68q-1227185108325|url-status = dead}}

Swift Rescue partook in its first submarine search mission after the Indonesian Navy submarine {{ship|KRI|Nanggala|402}} went missing off the waters of Bali during a torpedo drill on 21 April 2021.{{cite news |title=Indonesia searching for missing submarine with 53 on board |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesian-navy-checking-on-submarine-after-failure-to-report-back-from-exercise |access-date=21 April 2021 |work=Reuters |agency=The Straits Times |date=20 April 2021}}{{Cite web|date=21 April 2021|title=Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala goes missing during torpedo firing drill|url=https://defbrief.com/2021/04/21/indonesian-submarine-kri-nanggala-goes-missing-during-torpedo-firing-drill/|access-date=21 April 2021|website=Defense Brief|language=en-US}}{{cite news |last1=Siregar |first1=Kiki |title=Vessels from Singapore and Malaysia to assist in search for missing Indonesian submarine |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/indonesia-navy-bali-missing-submarine-singapore-swift-rescue-14671012 |access-date=22 April 2021 |work=Channel News Asia |date=22 April 2021}} Its ROV captured photos of the sunken boat at a depth of 838 metres on 25 April.{{cite news |title=Sunken missing Indonesian submarine found cracked open, officials say 53 crew members dead |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-authorities-say-missing-submarine-found-53-crew-dead |access-date=25 April 2021 |work=The Straits Times |date=25 April 2021}}

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