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long weeks in the deep waters off the

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horn of Africa , more than 60 people in

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a length of 68 m cramped , No space ,

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no fresh air , no natural light . The

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experience would frighten many , but

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not the crew of the zulu . Just back

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from a five week mission off the Somali

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coast combating piracy As part of

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NATO's operation . Ocean Shield for the

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captain of the Dutch submarine . It's

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business as usual . We're used to

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operating with up to 62 persons onboard

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a submarine . Everyone who joins

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certainly serves uh , is a volunteer .

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So we're used to operating in a small

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space with so many men . Life is uh ,

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sometimes very uh adventurous .

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Uh , we're facing parts in the world

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where we've never been before .

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Sometimes it's , it's more of the same

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being submerged for a couple of weeks ,

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but sometimes busy moments and

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sometimes not so busy moments .

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It's important to be well organized .

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Work shifts change every six hours and

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crew members do a different job each

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day . The aim is to avoid monotony

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solidarity among crew members is also

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essential . The sailors passed their

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free time resting , talking and even

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doing some sport . And if the crew seem

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cut off from the world , that's not

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true . The submarine regularly

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communicates with other boats . We have

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different ways of communication . Many

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of them are fire satellite , either

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voice or data or

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uh , just HF means After its

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mission underwater . The submarine

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heads back . It takes 2-3 weeks to get

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back to its base . Time for the crew to

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readjust and to find their land legs .

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This is NATO channel reporting .