Submarine in trouble UKJKS

Kapitan · 10-08-08, 08:40 AM

from the sunn newspaper

The British nuclear submarine HMS Trafalgar has offically been reported missing while on routine exercises in the atlantic this morning.
Fears are brought about by her training escorts HMS Marlborough and USS Thatch as they have not heard from the submarine in two days.

The last communication with the vessel two days ago indicated they may have had a problem with thier air supply systems, several hours later when the Trafalgar known affectionatly as Traffie failed to report in on the days exercise.

It comes as a shock and surprise not only to the Royal navy who untill now have not lost a nuclear submarine, but also to the crews families, an all out air and sea search and rescue mission has been implemented by the U.S navy and the British Royal air force.

Fears are growing for the safety of the crew onboard as the cold waters of the Atlantic would mean any person who has managed to escape could have just hours in thier survival suits.

The submarine was practicing routine training exercises with both the Thatch and Marlborough which were due to last another three days, the families of the 107 crew have been notified and a sister submarine HMS Triumph is also on the search for the missing submarine.

The first sea lord was quoted saying this morning in a press confrence "we hope and pray the crew and submarine is safe and well it would be a devastating loss to the Navy should she be lost"

HMS Trafalgar was built in barrow and furness in 1983 and has served with the Royal navy since her commissioning in 1984, based in devenport she is the flagship of the 2nd submarine division and carries the latest spearfish torpedos and tomahawk cruise missiles.

The location of her dissapearance is unknown the Royal navy is refusing to state her exact where abouts but we believe that she is near the American coast for training with U.S ships and aircraft.

U-104 · 10-08-08, 08:43 AM

wow........ i hope thay are ok.

UnderseaLcpl · 10-08-08, 08:44 AM

Whoa.

I'll be praying for their safe recovery if they are in trouble.

Raptor1 · 10-08-08, 08:46 AM

Indeed, hope they find the submarine and the crew soon

Dowly · 10-08-08, 08:47 AM

Hope they're ok.

Konovalov · 10-08-08, 08:48 AM

Is this not a tall tale? I haven't seen any news story on this at all. Are you pulling peoples chains onthis one? In some ways it ain't funny if so.

I thought that HMS Trafalgar was being decommed soon?

Onkel Neal · 10-08-08, 08:49 AM

Link?

Konovalov · 10-08-08, 08:52 AM

I'm calling this as BS and quite frankly I ain't impressed.

August · 10-08-08, 08:52 AM

If it's true I pray for the crew.

porphy · 10-08-08, 08:55 AM

If untrue, as it seems, someone should wake up in the brig.

Kapitan have a history of mixing up reality and his own imagined fleet adventurs in subsims...

CCIP · 10-08-08, 08:58 AM

I haven't seen anything from the Sun's website, either. And they don't tend to be the most reputable source to start with...
Last HMS was mentioned there however was this rather unflattering article: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ticle87613.ece
Sure makes you worry about this time, huh...

Well, we'll see. It better not be true.

Konovalov · 10-08-08, 09:01 AM

I'm sticking with my original claim on this. A tall tale in bad taste.

HMS Marlborough was a Type 23 frigate that was decommissioned years ago. In fact she was sold to the navy of Chile in 2006 or 2007.

This thread is a load of poo poo!

porphy · 10-08-08, 09:03 AM

And even a reporter at the Sun should be able to run the text through spell checking and get rid of some "thier" etc...

XabbaRus · 10-08-08, 10:48 AM

Kapitan what are you playing at? This is pretty sick as one of your scenarios...

SteamWake · 10-08-08, 10:52 AM

Cant find anything on this story anywhere. Including 'offical' channels.

Either its been covered up or the OP is full of it.

10-08-08, 08:40 AM	#1
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Submarine in trouble UKJKS from the sunn newspaper The British nuclear submarine HMS Trafalgar has offically been reported missing while on routine exercises in the atlantic this morning. Fears are brought about by her training escorts HMS Marlborough and USS Thatch as they have not heard from the submarine in two days. The last communication with the vessel two days ago indicated they may have had a problem with thier air supply systems, several hours later when the Trafalgar known affectionatly as Traffie failed to report in on the days exercise. It comes as a shock and surprise not only to the Royal navy who untill now have not lost a nuclear submarine, but also to the crews families, an all out air and sea search and rescue mission has been implemented by the U.S navy and the British Royal air force. Fears are growing for the safety of the crew onboard as the cold waters of the Atlantic would mean any person who has managed to escape could have just hours in thier survival suits. The submarine was practicing routine training exercises with both the Thatch and Marlborough which were due to last another three days, the families of the 107 crew have been notified and a sister submarine HMS Triumph is also on the search for the missing submarine. The first sea lord was quoted saying this morning in a press confrence "we hope and pray the crew and submarine is safe and well it would be a devastating loss to the Navy should she be lost" HMS Trafalgar was built in barrow and furness in 1983 and has served with the Royal navy since her commissioning in 1984, based in devenport she is the flagship of the 2nd submarine division and carries the latest spearfish torpedos and tomahawk cruise missiles. The location of her dissapearance is unknown the Royal navy is refusing to state her exact where abouts but we believe that she is near the American coast for training with U.S ships and aircraft. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

10-08-08, 08:43 AM	#2
U-104 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 797 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	wow........ i hope thay are ok. __________________ My heart is steadfast, O God. I will sing and make music with all my soul. Ps. 108:1 Survival of the fittest does not explain arrival of the fittest. we live in a single spoken sentence.. "God said, let there be"

10-08-08, 08:44 AM	#3
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Whoa. I'll be praying for their safe recovery if they are in trouble. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

10-08-08, 08:46 AM	#4
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Indeed, hope they find the submarine and the crew soon __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

10-08-08, 08:48 AM	#6
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Is this not a tall tale? I haven't seen any news story on this at all. Are you pulling peoples chains onthis one? In some ways it ain't funny if so. I thought that HMS Trafalgar was being decommed soon? __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

10-08-08, 08:47 AM	#5
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Hope they're ok.

10-08-08, 08:49 AM	#7
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10-08-08, 08:52 AM	#8
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I'm calling this as BS and quite frankly I ain't impressed. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If it's true I pray for the crew. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

10-08-08, 08:55 AM	#10
porphy Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 603 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	If untrue, as it seems, someone should wake up in the brig. Kapitan have a history of mixing up reality and his own imagined fleet adventurs in subsims... __________________ "The only remedy for madness is the innocence of facts." O. Mirbeu "A paranoid is simply someone in possession of all the facts." W. B.

10-08-08, 08:58 AM	#11
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I haven't seen anything from the Sun's website, either. And they don't tend to be the most reputable source to start with... Last HMS was mentioned there however was this rather unflattering article: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ticle87613.ece Sure makes you worry about this time, huh... Well, we'll see. It better not be true. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-08-08, 09:01 AM	#12
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I'm sticking with my original claim on this. A tall tale in bad taste. HMS Marlborough was a Type 23 frigate that was decommissioned years ago. In fact she was sold to the navy of Chile in 2006 or 2007. This thread is a load of poo poo! __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

10-08-08, 09:03 AM	#13
porphy Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 603 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	And even a reporter at the Sun should be able to run the text through spell checking and get rid of some "thier" etc... __________________ "The only remedy for madness is the innocence of facts." O. Mirbeu "A paranoid is simply someone in possession of all the facts." W. B.

10-08-08, 10:48 AM	#14
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Kapitan what are you playing at? This is pretty sick as one of your scenarios... __________________

10-08-08, 10:52 AM	#15
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Cant find anything on this story anywhere. Including 'offical' channels. Either its been covered up or the OP is full of it.