Boater chases mysterious periscope off Hollywood beach

Most likely it was drug runners. They've been known to use subs to transport illegal drugs into the US via Floridian waters.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by thorn69

Most likely it was drug runners. They've been known to use subs to transport illegal drugs into the US via Floridian waters.

But those are semi-submersible craft not true submarines. A lot of the time they are just gofast boats with a waterproof top. Doubtful it would have a periscope.

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

But those are semi-submersible craft not true submarines. A lot of the time they are just gofast boats with a waterproof top. Doubtful it would have a periscope.

Maybe they've advanced in their tech? Remember, under Obama's watch - ANYTHING is possible!

[krashkart]

What does Obama have to do with an 'iffy' periscope sighting?

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by krashkart

What does Obama have to do with an 'iffy' periscope sighting?

Nothing, and EVERYTHING.......

It must be Meg Whitman looking for tax cuts.

Originally Posted by krashkart

What does Obama have to do with an 'iffy' periscope sighting?

A serious lack of national security!

[Weiss Pinguin]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

But those are semi-submersible craft not true submarines. A lot of the time they are just gofast boats with a waterproof top. Doubtful it would have a periscope.

Money plus ingenuity is a scary thing

Probably a North Korean sub trying to pump a few incendiary torpedoes into a few cargo ships...

[GoldenRivet]

What is the operation range of North Korea's best sub?

My money is on

A. American Sub

B. Chinese Sub

C. Drug smuggling Semi Submersible of some kind.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Ive seen me a mermaid once...

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

... and I've seen me a shark eat an octopus.

I once heard a shrimp fart whilst scuba diving

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I once heard a shrimp fart whilst scuba diving

I once caught shrimp while farting.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by krashkart

I once caught shrimp while farting.

I once ate some shrimp and then farted.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

What is the operation range of North Korea's best sub?

Well their longest range sub is the Romeo class with a range of 14,000 nm (according to combat fleets of the world- Wikipedia list 9,000 nm as its range). Sufficient for the trip.

Their Sang O class boats have a range of 1,500 miles which are their longest range indigenous small subs.

However their is another way too, look at this photo:

This is a captured North Korean 'P-4' class small submarine. Notice her bow? That eye bolt like thing? Its likely that is for towing the sub long distances using a trawler or freighter. A North Korea cargo ship could tow her to the US West coast and release her once its in range then pick her up later.

[XabbaRus]

We should make a subsim knock off of the Sang-O.

How hard can it be?

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

We should make a subsim knock off of the Sang-O.

How hard can it be?

I'm with you on that one! We can build it at my house, on Lake Ontario we only have to worry about the Canadian Navy spying on us. There is a 60 meter long pier and several waterfront buildings about five miles away that are totally disused. That could be our base of operations.

Seriously! Look how primitive the Sang O is:

we could build that!

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Well their longest range sub is the Romeo class with a range of 14,000 nm (according to combat fleets of the world- Wikipedia list 9,000 nm as its range). Sufficient for the trip.

Their Sang O class boats have a range of 1,500 miles which are their longest range indigenous small subs.

However their is another way too, look at this photo:

This is a captured North Korean 'P-4' class small submarine. Notice her bow? That eye bolt like thing? Its likely that is for towing the sub long distances using a trawler or freighter. A North Korea cargo ship could tow her to the US West coast and release her once its in range then pick her up later.

Well I'm strictly a layman but I wouldent trust a 'long tow at sea' to that wimpy lil eye bolt.