Profits leap for firm in Russian submarine rescue

The UK firm whose remote-controlled deep sea rover helped save the lives of seven Russian submariners said today that the division responsible for the rescue drove an 8% rise overall in the group’s first half profits.

Cumbria-based James Fisher said its marine support services arm, which includes the team that carried out this month’s rescue, had increased its own operating profit by 23% to £3.5m (€5.15m).