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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
HONOLULU (AP) - A nuclear submarine ran aground about 350 miles south of Guam, injuring several sailors, one of them critically, the Navy said.
There were no reports of damage to the USS San Francisco's reactor plant, which was operating normally, the Navy said.
Jon Yoshishige, a spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet based at Pearl Harbor, said the Friday afternoon incident is under investigation and the 360-foot submarine was headed back to its home port in Guam.
Details on the sailors' injuries were not immediately available. The sub has a crew of 137, officials said.
Military and Coast Guard aircraft from Guam were en route to monitor the submarine and assist if needed, the Navy said.
Guam is a U.S. territory about 3,700 miles southwest of Hawaii.
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On the Net:
U.S. Pacific Fleet: http://www.cpf.navy.mil
AP-ES-01-08-05 0343EST
TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: guam; shipwreck; silentservice; ssn711; submarine; usn; usssanfrancisco
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To: HipShot
301
posted on
01/08/2005 7:53:03 AM PST
by
Doohickey
("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
To: WSGilcrest
ohh that picture brings back memories *L*. They have a Urinal on the wall donated from the Shark SSN-591 when we decommed her.
302
posted on
01/08/2005 7:54:04 AM PST
by
Bottom_Gun
(Crush depth dummy)
To: jriemer
Wow. Between 66 and 71 things were really hectic.
303
posted on
01/08/2005 7:55:44 AM PST
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: Doohickey
Please put me on your ping list.
304
posted on
01/08/2005 7:56:21 AM PST
by
antisocial
(Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
To: Doohickey
Add me to your ping list, please.
To: antisocial
306
posted on
01/08/2005 7:57:34 AM PST
by
Doohickey
("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
To: WSGilcrest
307
posted on
01/08/2005 7:58:17 AM PST
by
Doohickey
("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
To: Doohickey
Okay, who wants on the Steely-eyed killers of the deep ping list? Add me...
P.S. I can imagine hearing the MC now after they pull in -SUBPAC arriving... etcetera etcetera arriving :)
308
posted on
01/08/2005 7:58:25 AM PST
by
DBeers
To: Quilla
I once ran, literally, out of a sub that was not submerged. I was just taking a tour and became so claustrophobic that I couldn't stand it. If the people in front of me hadn't gotten out of my way I would have treated them like bowling pins. The man conducting the tour me told me I would never had made it as a submariner. Ha! I was breathing like I'd run a mile at high altitude and sweating like a pig. To this day I can't take a closed MRI. Brave men in those subs.
To: DBeers
310
posted on
01/08/2005 8:00:25 AM PST
by
Doohickey
("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
To: DBeers
Yeah, but it'll be the "Men in Black" (NRRO) that'll have everyone scared the most :)
311
posted on
01/08/2005 8:01:20 AM PST
by
Doohickey
("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
To: HipShot
312
posted on
01/08/2005 8:01:48 AM PST
by
deaconjim
(Freep the world!)
To: HipShot; Doohickey
Sorry, HipShot, wrong number. Doohickey, please add me to the pinglist as well.
313
posted on
01/08/2005 8:03:06 AM PST
by
deaconjim
(Freep the world!)
To: All
New Update:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/08/nuclear.submarine/index.html
Excerpt:
CNN) -- U.S. Coast Guard and military aircraft Saturday are en route to the western Pacific, where a nuclear attack submarine ran aground, injuring at least 20 crew members -- one critically, U.S. Navy sources said.
The USS San Francisco ran aground some 350 miles south of Guam -- the nearest land mass -- while it was conducting submerged operations. It has since resurfaced and is heading back to Guam, according to the USPF's news release
To: pepperdog
I once ran, literally, out of a sub that was not submerged. I was just taking a tour and became so claustrophobic that I couldn't stand it. If the people in front of me hadn't gotten out of my way I would have treated them like bowling pins. The man conducting the tour me told me I would never had made it as a submariner. Ha! I was breathing like I'd run a mile at high altitude and sweating like a pig. To this day I can't take a closed MRI. Brave men in those subs.
The first time I toured Husband's sub (USS Toledo 769) I was going up the ladder to the hatch. Husband stopped me and told me that if they had to evac, they would close the hatch below and this is where they would wait to exit the sub...I panicked thinking of being trapped between those two hatches.
To: Doohickey
Add me, too.
Skimmer navy---CV 60.
316
posted on
01/08/2005 8:04:24 AM PST
by
TFMcGuire
(Not Known for Political Correctness)
To: PogySailor
Submarines have been known to find uncharted submarine mountains. During one of my husband's first underways they hit something unchartered. Scared everyone to death, including me, because the message I got was that there was a problem but that "no one died". Had to wait almost a full 24 hours until the meeting.
I'm pretty sure the CO was around for another couple of years.
317
posted on
01/08/2005 8:05:16 AM PST
by
Dianna
To: judicial meanz
The best MARINE is a SUBMARINE!
318
posted on
01/08/2005 8:05:24 AM PST
by
fastattacksailor
(The US without the UN is like not having your mother-in-law with you on your honeymoon)
To: pepperdog
The most effective cure for claustrophia is a 3 month underway. Once the hatch goes shut, treatment begins.
319
posted on
01/08/2005 8:06:24 AM PST
by
deaconjim
(Freep the world!)
To: fastattacksailor
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