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Nuclear Submarine Runs Aground South of Guam
The Associated Press ^
| Jan 8, 2005
| The Associated Press
Posted on 01/08/2005 3:19:47 AM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: ThanhPhero
Sounds like SINS(Ships Inertial Navigation System) was in error......Bottom sounding sonar should have been manned or at least put on auto and set to alarm....some splainin' to do by the navigator and chief quartermaster.
To: reg45
yes it will...for bottom sounding.
To: Jet Jaguar
Hmm, Chinese subs have been prowling around Guam.
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posted on
01/08/2005 3:55:55 AM PST
by
I_dmc
To: Jet Jaguar
To: Elle Bee
"I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt"
He has the lives of 100+ people in his hands. He deserves no "benefit of the doubt".
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posted on
01/08/2005 4:05:01 AM PST
by
Lokibob
(All typos and spelling errors are mine and copyrighted!!!!)
To: Jet Jaguar
darn sandbars are getting as bad as deer crossing the roads
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posted on
01/08/2005 4:11:42 AM PST
by
sure_fine
(*not one to over kill the thought process*)
To: woofer
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posted on
01/08/2005 4:17:37 AM PST
by
Coldwater Creek
('We voted like we prayed")
To: woofer
the Captain of the HOUSTONIs that the USS Sam Houston? Recall his name by any chance?
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posted on
01/08/2005 4:23:56 AM PST
by
angkor
To: Elle Bee
I'm on your side. Their mission was to go into shallow water. That's a tricky business. This guy could be a dynamite captain, and who knows the circumstances? I'm sure they don't release the technical details to FR first.
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posted on
01/08/2005 4:24:06 AM PST
by
mudblood
To: Larry Lucido
Wow! I'd hate to be the one that has to get out and put a piece of wood under the tire.
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posted on
01/08/2005 4:26:10 AM PST
by
BykrBayb
(5 minutes of prayer for Terri, every day at 11 am EDT, until she's safe. http://www.terrisfight.org)
To: Lokibob
"He deserves no "benefit of the doubt"."
Sure he does. What if he had a stroke? What if there was a major malfunction, or sabotage? What if this is a cover up for something clandestine? What if? Hey, I'm all for being a conservative, pull-yourself-up by the bootstrap sort of person, but that doesn't mean we have to act like A-holes too.
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posted on
01/08/2005 4:26:38 AM PST
by
mudblood
To: Jet Jaguar; bmwcyle
Not good. The Navy can't afford to have this happen as DoD has just decided to cut three new attack subs from the budget to support ongoing operations of the WOT.
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posted on
01/08/2005 4:27:03 AM PST
by
Jimmy Valentine's brother
(Crush your enemies; see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of their women - Conan)
To: woofer
The CO of the "A" school I went to was the skipper of a ship when it ran aground. His nickname was "Captain Crunch".
To: Elle Bee
So....you're gonna defend the Captain? This is usually a pretty big no-no for a ship's commander, a career-ender. I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt
Give him all the benefit you want...The Navy won't. I believe that there have been 10 skippers fired within the past year for either collisions or grounds. This CO is most likely toast. .
To: Larry Lucido
LOL I can see sailors running back and further to get the sub rocking....
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posted on
01/08/2005 4:29:13 AM PST
by
antivenom
(If your not living on the edge, you're taking up too much damn space!!!)
To: Jet Jaguar; Dog Gone; Chapita; Travis McGee
When my "bubblehead" partner shows up at the office, I will make inquires.
To: Larry Lucido
I'm a submarine veteran.
There aren't enough facts in the article to make a hypothesis. Have to wait for more to come out.
Were they submerged when they ran aground? Or on the surface? 350 miles from Guam tells me they were most likely submerged, but there is no way of knowing. A submerged collision with the sea floor is a serious thing, especially if they were going at high speed.
I dont think this is the result of hitting a sand bar. Too many injuries and too much damage.
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posted on
01/08/2005 4:31:15 AM PST
by
judicial meanz
(Co-Founder of http://projectexodus.com--> A Christian Human Rights Ministry to address Anti-Semitism)
To: judicial meanz
There aren't enough facts in the article to make a hypothesis. Have to wait for more to come out. Yes. This article is all too brief, and has mighty little content even for its brevity. We will just have to exercise patience and wait for more on this.
To: mudblood
but that doesn't mean we have to act like A-holes too.Some of us are not acting.
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posted on
01/08/2005 4:39:17 AM PST
by
ASA Vet
(I'd tell you what it is I hate about senility, if I could just remember what it is.)
To: razorback-bert
When my "bubblehead" partner shows up at the office, I will make inquires.
When my "bubblehead" wakes up I'll ask him.
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