"On the day the USS Connecticut struck the underwater mountain there were soaring tensions with China after 39 warplanes breached Taiwanese airspace. A record 56 aircraft flew into the zone two days later in a 24-hour period"
Posted on 11/04/2021 2:24:24 PM PDT by DFG
The US Navy has fired a nuclear submarine's Commanding Officer, Executive Officer and Chief of the Boat for 'loss of confidence' after their vessel collided with an 'uncharted seamount' in the South China Sea.
The $3.1 billion USS Connecticut's CO Cmdr Cameron Aljilani, XO Lt Cmdr Patrick Cashin and COB Cory Rodgers were relieved of their positions on Wednesday.
A seamount is a mountain which rises from the ocean floor.
A statement from the Navy said that the October 2 crash, which injured 11 crew members, could have been prevented with 'sound judgement, prudent decision-making and adherence to required procedures in navigation planning'.
Three interim officers were ordered to fill in and the Seawolf-class submarine is reportedly in Guam 'undergoing damage assessment' overseen by the Naval Sea Systems Command.
On the day the USS Connecticut struck the underwater mountain there were soaring tensions with China after 39 warplanes breached Taiwanese airspace and a record 56 aircraft flew into the zone two days later in a 24-hour period.
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"On the day the USS Connecticut struck the underwater mountain there were soaring tensions with China after 39 warplanes breached Taiwanese airspace. A record 56 aircraft flew into the zone two days later in a 24-hour period"
Never mind that. Were the officers vaxxed?
Why do the XO and COB get relieved as well?
“Fires”?. Butt, brit nooze.
The South China Sea has been an area of considerable interest for a long time. I’m surprised that there could still be an uncharted seamount. Unless it is awfully close to the mainland, as in territorial waters.
I bet their diversity, equity and inclusion training scores were exemplary, though.
Ain’t Affirmative Action wonderful.
“Cmdr Cameron Aljilani”
At least we know the root cause of the accident now.
That was a quick decision. Fired the leadership of the USS Connecticut after it collided with a Seamount that even the U.S. Navy admitted was an uncharted seamount.
If its uncharted how the hell was the navigator supposed to know what hidden hazards were going to be in the vessels path?
So who is the admiral of this fine ship, another diversity action hire?
Diversity is our strength
U.S.S. Connecticut? Seamount? They should call it “doing a Lamont”.
Uncharted sea mound? Or communist Chinese manufactured new “island?”
Whoops. Sorry about that. My bad.
Should’ve looked out the window...err...porthole.
According to various online forums and chat groups they hit an artificial Chinese fish farm made from an old derrick
Someone posted recent pics of a US sub with coming tower damage
“The South China Sea has been an area of considerable interest for a long time. I’m surprised that there could still be an uncharted seamount. Unless it is awfully close to the mainland, as in territorial waters.”
Sounds fishy.
Why were the ChiComs so angry about it?
Interesting thought you have there.
Maybe the construction crew put Trump’s wall over to the west a little bit?
seems kinda stupid to float through the ocean blind, for 3.1 billion dollars you should have windshield wipers, cameras, sonar, radar, laser reflection, lidar, guide pods, who knows
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