USS Connecticut collision while submerged

UglyMowgli · 10-07-21, 05:51 PM

Eleven sailors were injured when a US navy nuclear submarine “struck an object” while submerged in international waters in the Pacific.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...edgdhp&pc=U531

gp100man · 10-08-21, 12:50 AM

https://gcaptain.com/us-navy-fast-at...uth-china-sea/

Sean C · 11-05-21, 12:41 AM

From the Cruiser's Forum:

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Originally Posted by garyfdl

Nightly news reported tonight that the Navy relived the CO, XO, and the COB (Chief of the Boat), a Master Chief Sonarman, of duty (essentially ending their Naval careers). The Navy's reasoning was the boat was traveling too fast for being in a poorly charted area.

As an (old - was in Sub school, Groton, CT this time 50 years ago) ex-bubblehead, I'm wondering: why not the Navigator? Or is the 'Nav' a thing of the past? (Can any, more recent bubbleheads fill me in?

Can anyone here shed some light on this? I'd be glad to relay the message.

Thanks in advance!

ET2SN · 11-05-21, 06:35 AM

This is only a guess on my part, but maybe the Nav was on record as objecting to the actions (or lack of) by the CO and XO?

Relieving the COB makes it tricky. It implies that the crew wasn't on board with how the boat was being driven, but the COB backed the skipper or just wasn't doing his job? This will probably get white washed as "loss in confidence" so its tough to figure out what really happened.

This is turning out as a pretty good story. We should know most of it in a couple of months, or at least enough of it to get the dots to stack up.

Edit- I gotta stop posting so early in the morning:

Keep in mind- "so far".

Discipline in the Navy tends to run downhill, there are probably more heads going on the chopping block.

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11-05-21, 06:35 AM	#4
ET2SN Ocean Warrior Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 2,652 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	This is only a guess on my part, but maybe the Nav was on record as objecting to the actions (or lack of) by the CO and XO? Relieving the COB makes it tricky. It implies that the crew wasn't on board with how the boat was being driven, but the COB backed the skipper or just wasn't doing his job? This will probably get white washed as "loss in confidence" so its tough to figure out what really happened. This is turning out as a pretty good story. We should know most of it in a couple of months, or at least enough of it to get the dots to stack up. Edit- I gotta stop posting so early in the morning: Keep in mind- "so far". Discipline in the Navy tends to run downhill, there are probably more heads going on the chopping block. Last edited by ET2SN; 11-05-21 at 07:08 AM.