Nov 13th, 2008 · The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Navy over its use of sonar in submarine-hunting exercises off the coast of Southern California. By a 5-4 decision, the nation's highest court said the military training commands a higher priority.
Nov 9th, 2008 · NPR's Gregory Feifer reports on the Russian nuclear submarine accident that killed more than 20 people and injured 22 others over the weekend. It was the worst submarine accident since the Kursk sank eight years ago. (3:00)
Jun 13th, 2008 · Swaying with Caribbean rhythms and testing the waters of young love, German submarines and black market anchovies, Daniel Catán's loopy comedy Salsipuedes receives a world premiere performance at Houston Grand Opera.
May 27th, 2008 · Published images of a vast nuclear submarine base on China's Hainan Island trouble Indian officials, who fear the base will enable the Chinese navy to dominate crucial sea lanes in the Indian Ocean.
May 9th, 2008 · An underground nuclear submarine base on China's Hainan Island is drawing scrutiny from the United States and India. According to satellite imagery on the Web sites of Jane's Intelligence Review and the Federation of American Scientists, the base has a sea entrance wide enough to allow submarines to enter the underground facilities. The photograph reveals what appears to be a ballistic missile submarine moored to one of the piers outside.
Apr 6th, 2008 · China has been working hard to modernize nearly every aspect of its military capability -- from cruise missiles to submarines, satellites to cluster bombs. Some see modernization and expansion as a threat to the United States and its interests in Asia.
Feb 7th, 2008 · With huge profits as the lure, drug traffickers in Colombia use every possible method to ship their cocaine to market. And if the latest trend is any sign, they're as ingenious as ever. Colombia's navy has been detecting the increasing use of submarines to transport tons of cocaine.
Sep 5th, 2007 · The wreckage of the submarine USS Grunion may have been located off the coast of Alaska. Bruce Abele's father, Lt. Cdr. Mannert L. "Jim" Abele, was lost along with his crew of 70 people in the submarine during World War II. Abele and his brothers financed a search for the sub.