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12-25-11, 02:18 PM
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Commodore
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SSN nearly rammed freighter
If this story is true:
Are these kind of captains just too 'aggressive' in handling of their (very) expensive sub - I mean sonar surely cannot have missed that freighter, can it? |
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12-25-11, 02:38 PM
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Navy Seal
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depends on the angle that freighter was at. Bigger ships can have their machinery noise masked by the hull if its between the engines and the submarine that is listening.
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12-25-11, 03:10 PM
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Lucky Jack
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The captain could have been trying to mask his sonar signature too by hiding by the freighter. It's nothing new, it's been happening since...well...since there were submarines.
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12-25-11, 03:37 PM
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Grey Wolf
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What, that happened right off the cost of my home state!!!
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12-25-11, 04:02 PM
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Sea Lord
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I don't know what Navy policy is but risk sounds a bit high for a type of vessel. Imagine which kind of mess it would cause if nuclear submarine carrying nuclear submarine would sink just off the U.S. west coast. Sounds like a little bit too high risk for me.
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12-25-11, 04:25 PM
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Lucky Jack
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A Boomer? Well...that's different... must have been bad sonar conditions.
Wouldn't be the first time...heck, even the Nautilus had an unintended submarine/aircraft carrier meeting.  More pics (in colour) and info here: http://www.submarinesailor.com/bbs2/...d=3713&start=1 |
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12-25-11, 04:28 PM
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Grey Wolf
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12-25-11, 05:04 PM
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Chief of the Boat
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Well it doesn't look like the capatain will be making any more errors like that.
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12-26-11, 05:11 AM
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Ace of the Deep
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If the scope was up, someone should have been on it. If no one was on it, someone was slacking, which could very well lead to a lack of confidence in the CO's leadership. In the end, the CO is responsible for every screwup under his command.
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