Whoopsy

Gargamel · 10-14-12, 12:35 AM

The USN seems to be having some steering issues of late.

Quote:

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The Pentagon said late Saturday that it is investigating why a Navy submarine collided with an Aegis cruiser during routine operations at an undisclosed location. The U.S. Fleet Forces Command said in a news release that the submarine USS Montpelier and the Aegis cruiser USS San Jacinto collided at about 3:30 p.m. No one was injured, and the extent of any damage to the vessels ..

http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_289563/con...tguid=lwVtnS1K

GoldenRivet · 10-14-12, 12:42 AM

http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=52954

Coincidence?

i should think not

CCIP · 10-14-12, 01:14 AM

Hooray for unfounded assumption of the year!

nikimcbee · 10-14-12, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=52954

Coincidence?

i should think not

Were they in a mall parking lot?

GoldenRivet · 10-14-12, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCIP

Hooray for unfounded assumption of the year!

look up

you'll see a joke zooming by

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Were they in a mall parking lot?

now what would a submarine be doing in a small par....

ohhhhhhh

funny

Jimbuna · 10-14-12, 03:59 AM

We don't have enough vessels to run the risk of a collision so we just run them aground:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...lands-11605365

Oberon · 10-14-12, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

We don't have enough vessels to run the risk of a collision so we just run them aground:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...lands-11605365

I don't know Jim, we seem to be pretty good at finding the French:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Van...rine_Collision

Catfish · 10-14-12, 06:40 AM

This is old news, but regarding the 'Astute':

"The channel that runs underneath the Skye Bridge has red and green buoys known as lateral markers to ensure vessels do not run aground.
HMS Astute appeared to be lying in shallow water several hundred metres beyond that safe route. The Admiralty charts show submerged rocks in the area where the submarine has got into difficulty."

I really had to laugh - was there some time ago, and you really really should follow the buoyed channel in this area, even if you only are a small 42-feet sailing ship ..
It can get very foggy there though, but even then, navigating with old DECCA or new GPS you would never miss this. I do not think any sub would go there voluntarily surfaced or submerged, for sea or SEAL trials ?

Also, HMS Trafalgar ran aground off Skye in 2002 - surely difficult waters to navigate, but ..

Greetings,
Catfish

Jimbuna · 10-14-12, 12:50 PM

As I said....we simply find it easier to run them aground

10-14-12, 12:42 AM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=52954 Coincidence? i should think not __________________

10-14-12, 01:14 AM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Hooray for unfounded assumption of the year! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-14-12, 03:59 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	We don't have enough vessels to run the risk of a collision so we just run them aground: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...lands-11605365 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-14-12, 12:50 PM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	As I said....we simply find it easier to run them aground __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-14-12, 06:40 AM	#8
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	This is old news, but regarding the 'Astute': "The channel that runs underneath the Skye Bridge has red and green buoys known as lateral markers to ensure vessels do not run aground. HMS Astute appeared to be lying in shallow water several hundred metres beyond that safe route. The Admiralty charts show submerged rocks in the area where the submarine has got into difficulty." I really had to laugh - was there some time ago, and you really really should follow the buoyed channel in this area, even if you only are a small 42-feet sailing ship .. It can get very foggy there though, but even then, navigating with old DECCA or new GPS you would never miss this. I do not think any sub would go there voluntarily surfaced or submerged, for sea or SEAL trials ? Also, HMS Trafalgar ran aground off Skye in 2002 - surely difficult waters to navigate, but .. Greetings, Catfish