Seven months and 46,000 kilometers traveled … This is the feat achieved by the nuclear attack submarine the Emerald. Its crew of 70 men has returned since Wednesday to the military port of Toulon after an unprecedented mission in terms of its duration, the distance traveled and the areas visited.
As part of the “Marianne” operation, the vessel has notably evolved on the Indian Ocean side, in the Pacific and in the China Sea. On this occasion, he was able to conduct valuable military cooperation with the states allied to France.
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