As the submarine maneuvered toward its mooring station in front of the Sweden ship HSwMS BELOS, the six crewmembers tossed their mooring lines ashore. With a quick underhand pitch, the mooring lines fell onto the pier and were quickly secured. The submarine maneuvered bow first, positioning itself diagonal to the pier. As the three forward crewmembers secured the bow of the submarine alongside the pier, the aft crewmembers had to maneuver the stern into position to moor the KRONGBORG. As two Sailors feed the mooring line through the aft section of the submarine, the remaining Sailor heaved in the line pulling the stern alongside the pier.

As family members crowd around the pier, the KRONGBORG Sailors manned topside as the brow was put into place so the crew could disembark. Once the brow was in place, the children ran toward their family members to welcome them home. Once the crew was on the pier, they quickly fell into ranks to receive a few welcome home gifts and were then dismissed for the day.

The submarine returned from a two-day underway period, traveling from Sweden back to Denmark.

The KRONBORG was originally owned by Sweden, who sold the submarine to Denmark last year. The submarine has a crew of 27 Sailors. 

SORBET ROYAL is the fifth NATO sponsored live Submarine Search and Rescue Exercise. The exercise is conducted every three to four years and takes place from May 21 – 31.