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Originally Posted by Growler
Should have figured you'd beat me to it, in regard to DC. 
The collision didn't look that violent, and the damage to ship wasn't immediately fatal - they were able to make it to the pier. I mean, given the mass of the two ships - the Indian vessel was so much smaller than the merchie - the fact that it wasn't just plumb run over gives some indication of the nature of the impact. At first glance, it sure looks to me like the DC party got it pier side and quit for the day. |
Ah well DC is bludgeoned into you until you can do it in your sleep on a sub.
I agree with your assessment of the collision. The San Fran was at depth doing flank when it hit a sea mount, managed to emergency surface the boat, and proceed home under her own power! Reading the Wiki article about it (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INS_Vindhyagiri_%28F42%29 ) they had a fire that took 15 hours to get under control and that the ship sank as a result of fire damage. This really baffles the mind and raises more questions then answers. What caught fire that it could burn for 15 hours uncontrolled? What could burn for 15 hours that would result in flooding?