2 killed on American sub *breaking news*

[Letum]

Just heard on BBC Radio4 that 2 have been killed and 2 injured after they where swept from the deck of a American Nuclear Sub in the Plymouth Sound (UK).
2 where rescued from the water by the escort ships.

I don't have links or details as the news has just broken here AFAIK

[badhat17]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/6217471.stm

Sad news.

[Letum]

heh, I made the post 60 seconds before the BBC web site posted it.

You heard it here first folks!

[lesrae]

Very sad, my sympathy to the families.

[Linton]

My sympathy to the families of the bereaved.The weather forecast for Devonport and surrounding waters has been bad all day.Gossip on RR is that with a strong wind from the SW and using the channel into the wind conditions can be very dangerous.
From the Met office site:Lyme Regis to Land's End including the Isles of ScillyStrong wind warning 1601 Fri 29 Dec0600 Sat 30 DecSouthwesterly winds will reach force 6 to gale force 8, occasionally severe gale force 9.
Inshore waters forecast 1700 Fri 29 Dec1700 Sat 30 Dec24 hour forecast: WindSouthwest 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later.WeatherRain or squally showers.VisibilityModerate or good, occasionally poor.Sea StateVery rough.

[ASWnut101]

were they actually on the deck or in the c. tower? It would be pretty hard to be swept away from the tower by waves....:hmm:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Sad news. I remember reading a WWII book about U Boats where a new watch would go to replace the previous watch and there would br nobody there, everybody swept away in the seas.