The 2026 winter meeting of the Submarine Escape and Rescue Working Group (SMERWG) was hosted by the UK and held in London 26-29 Jan 26. The 120 representatives from 18 different nations which included contributions from the Asia/Pacific area took part in a very successful meeting further highlighting the importance of international collaboration and ultimately enabling us all to enhance the knowledge across the global SMER network as well as creating and extending friendships. Many thanks to our hosts for an outstanding event.