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Old 04-18-07, 01:02 PM   #31
SteamWake
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Originally Posted by perisher
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Originally Posted by SteamWake
How in the hell can a torpedo "float" ?
A torpedo without its warhead is buoyant. I guess that in this case the torpedo was set to run shallow and hit the bottom. Over the years the warhead detached and / or part of the heavier machinery fell out and the torpedo body regained its buoyancy.
After laying on the ocean floor for some 30 years ?

Im a sailor and if theres one thing I know for certain... Water will find a way in.
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