submarine

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The other two are in Sardinia, and are earmarked for closure in 2028-2029, once the island is electrically linked to the mainland via a new submarine cable.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Just the year before, in February 1942, a Japanese submarine had shelled an oil field near Santa Barbara, and the very next night, L.A. was ordered into a blackout.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—The initial notice that an American submarine had sunk an enemy ship for the first time since World War II came in the form of a brief 5 a.m. email from the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The Iranian warship Iris Dena was given permission by India to dock three days before it was torpedoed by a US submarine, India has said.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

The tracking stations captured the signals with their sixty-four-foot receiving dishes, then relayed this data plus voice communications through a jumble of submarine cables, landlines, and radio waves to the computer center at Goddard.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly