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Aboard the HMS Splendid

Aired April 01, 2003 - 11:52   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Before we get to seeing those pictures, we want to show you some right now that have not been seen before. For the first time, a reporter has gotten a look at the Iraqi war from the belly of a submarine in the Persian Gulf.
British television correspondent James Forlong is aboard the HMS Splendid.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JAMES FORLONG, BRITISH TELEVISION CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Beneath the waters of the Persiagn Gulf, the nuclear powered submarine, HMS Splendid and the final moments before a cruise missile is launched.

The coordinates set, the target many miles over the horizon.

UNINDENTIFIED MALE: Discharge. Missile away.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: DCB correct.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Missile seen to fly.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Booster separation, transition to cruise.

FORLONG: HMS Splendid, one of two Royal Navy submarines in the region. The lives of the 120 men on board and the work they do for the most part beneath the waves and out of the spotlight.

Her exact position on any day, strictly classified.

(on camera): The nickname, the silence service, is well deserved., because despite all the coverage of this conflict, this is the first time that any cameras have been allowed on board any submarine, British or American, since the start of the war with Iraq.

(voice-over): Also classified is the number of cruise missiles she has launched. But on the opening day of the war, three American ships and two submarines, between them, fired a total of 50.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

HARRIS: And our thanks for that report.

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Aired April 1, 2003 - 11:52   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Before we get to seeing those pictures, we want to show you some right now that have not been seen before. For the first time, a reporter has gotten a look at the Iraqi war from the belly of a submarine in the Persian Gulf.
British television correspondent James Forlong is aboard the HMS Splendid.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JAMES FORLONG, BRITISH TELEVISION CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Beneath the waters of the Persiagn Gulf, the nuclear powered submarine, HMS Splendid and the final moments before a cruise missile is launched.

The coordinates set, the target many miles over the horizon.

UNINDENTIFIED MALE: Discharge. Missile away.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: DCB correct.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Missile seen to fly.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Booster separation, transition to cruise.

FORLONG: HMS Splendid, one of two Royal Navy submarines in the region. The lives of the 120 men on board and the work they do for the most part beneath the waves and out of the spotlight.

Her exact position on any day, strictly classified.

(on camera): The nickname, the silence service, is well deserved., because despite all the coverage of this conflict, this is the first time that any cameras have been allowed on board any submarine, British or American, since the start of the war with Iraq.

(voice-over): Also classified is the number of cruise missiles she has launched. But on the opening day of the war, three American ships and two submarines, between them, fired a total of 50.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

HARRIS: And our thanks for that report.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com