NATO – a report from submarine rescue exercise Sorbet Royal 2000, off Turkey, aboard the Turkish submarine Hizirreis.

• Associated Press: Sub crews learn sound of rescue

Columbian Navy – The Columbian government has uncovered a team of Columbian drug smugglers who were constructing a 100 foot long submarine for drug smuggling.

• Associated Press: Columbian drug smugglers built sub

U.S. Navy – Even more on the readiness debate???

• Christian Science Monitor: The real state of U.S. readiness
• ABC News: Battling over military readiness