U.S. says North Korean submarine missing

CNN ^ | 03/11/2016 | By Barbara Starr

[SeekAndFind]

The North Korean regime lost contact with one of its submarines earlier this week, three U.S. officials familiar with the latest information told CNN.

U.S. spy satellites, aircraft and ships have been secretly watching for days as the North Korean navy searched for the missing sub.

The U.S. is unsure if the missing vessel is adrift under the sea or whether it has sunk, the officials said, but believes it suffered some type of failure during an exercise.

[clamper1797]

They have a sinking feeling

[spokeshave]

One or two pings as appropriate.

[knarf]

So do I ...

THIS could be a serious international incident tailor mad for obumbles marshal law takeover

[DUMBGRUNT]

Years back, I would have asked about the Glomar Explorer.

Sadly our dear leader has no clothes; no nothing.

[steve86]

I wonder if it was taken out by SK in retaliation for the launches and the earlier SK civilian boat sinking.

[AppyPappy]

Not surprising considering NK workmanship

[huldah1776]

As a Marine mom who knows what the boots are going through under our administration, I have great empathy to NK moms whose sons probably have no choice and know they are doomed.

[johniegrad]

Defection being covered up by our govt?

[Idaho_Cowboy]

Don’t tell me you’ve lost another submarine?

[Billthedrill]

That's the thing about submarine service: what goes up must come down, but what goes down doesn't necessarily have to come up. Yeah, I know they're godless Norks and all but

Eternal Father strong to save
Whose arm has bound the restless wave,
Who bids the mighty ocean deep
It's own appointed limits keep,
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in Peril on the sea.

[12chachacha]

Last they heard was “Oh crap, we forgot to crose the hatch!”

[Larry Lucido]

Needs new screen doors?

[Enterprise]

Oh Comrade, you've lost ANOTHER submarine?

[JennysCool]

Hmm ... Red October?

More likely just bad workmanship!

[b4its2late]

They forgot to close the hatch?

[AppyPappy]

It would be hard to defect in an NK sub. Too many fanatics.

However, I get the feeling that the new President Puggsly is not very popular.

[toast]

My guess would be that it got too close to the exercises and was taken out.

[laplata]

Oh Comrade, you’ve lost ANOTHER submarine?

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LOL!!

[Noumenon]

Probably had something to do with Dear Leader’s insistence on screen doors for the conning tower.