Mariotti shipyard selected for Italy s new submarine rescue, dive support vessel
by Luca Peruzzi
A computer generated imagery of T.Mariotti s Special & Diving Operations - Submarine Rescue Ship that will be built for Italy. (Mariotti Shipyard)
Genoa-based shipyard T.Mariotti has been selected by the Italian Ministry of Defence s (MOD s) naval armaments directorate to build and deliver the Italian Navy s new special and diving operations – submarine rescue ship (SDO-SuRS), and a land-based dual-use hyperbaric centre in La Spezia.
According to a press statement from the company, the contract award is expected by mid-2021. No details have been provided on the contract value, but the MOD s 2020–22 multiyear planning document indicates an allocated budget of EUR424 million for the programme.