Keywords: US Navy 020425-N-0401E-002 USS La Jolla SSN 701 departs for DSRV exercise.jpg en Sasebo Japan Apr 25 2002 -- The U S Navy Los Angeles attack submarine USS La Jolla SSN 701 with the deep submergence rescue vehicle Mystic DSRV-1 attached gets underway to participate in the submarine rescue Exercise Pacific Reach 2002 La Jolla and Mystic will operate with surface ships and submarines from the U S Japan Australia the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Singapore during Exercise Pacific Reach Mystic was specifically designed to fill the need for an improved means of rescuing the crew of a submarine immobilized on the ocean floor It can operate independently of surface conditions or under ice for rapid response to an accident anywhere in the world U S Navy photo by Journalist 3rd Class Wes Eplen RELEASED 2002-04-25 020425-N-0401E-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 1365 U S Navy photo by Journalist 3rd Class Wes Eplen PD-USGov-Military-Navy DSRV-1 Mystic submarine 1970 Sasebo Nagasaki USS La Jolla SSN-701 Pacific Reach 2002 April 2002 photographs Taken with Fujifilm FinePix S1 Pro April 2002 in Japan 25 April |