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Israeli Submarine on Missions near Enemy Shores
(Ynet News) Yoav Keren - Lt.-Col. R., 34, commands the INS Dolphin submarine. After the Iran war began on Feb. 28, he says, "It was a very intense period. There was a great deal of uncertainty and missions changed at sea based on ongoing situation assessments." "We have seven operational theaters, and in every theater that includes a maritime arena, submarines can operate - whether on attack missions, defensive missions or intelligence-gathering missions. That applies to nearby theaters and distant ones, at every range you can imagine." "It is a large platform that can be anywhere, and the enemy never knows where it is....A submarine can operate covertly and remain opposite the coast for 24 hours or more. That way, you can see when their guard changes, what observation posts they have, whether they are lit, what equipment they are operating and where they are operating it. You can identify a vehicle arriving at a house, a motorcycle, even a single person." "When you're in a submarine, everything is fine. We're there, we're not in a hurry to go anywhere and no one can see us. That is an extraordinary advantage a submarine has that no other platform does."