I am not only an ex-nuke officer but an ex-submariner. And, as unbelievable as it may sound, I live on Guam.
Families have been rushed to Guam in the last 12 hours. My friends in the Navy have told me that this one is BAD. People are rumored to be dead. This one is not your typical scrape-the-coral scratch and go. I know guys on the San Fran.
San Fran, Corpus Christi and Houston.....the 3 LA class boats on Guam.
Heads shall roll, as we will soon find out.
Thanks for the report Nimitz. I had a suspicion.
It sounded that way to me after the initial report, but I didnt want to raise an alarm without facts present. Thanks for letting me know. I suggest all subvets on FR stand ready to help out in any way we can. This looks to be bad.
For people who arent submariners:
A 6900 ton submarine hitting a submerged object during transit is nothing to minimize. The deceleration is enough to throw people arond and make objects fly. People can be killed by missile hazards, equipment coming unbolted from its foundations and crushing them, or even the old cliche of a torpedo breaking a strap and falling on someone.
The boat will probably need a lot of time in the yards, or may even be out of commission for good.
Prayers for all the guys on the San Francisco.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.100010427/default.html
Eternal Father, strong to save
May God be with the families who wait for news,may the rumors be untrue about the dead.
I pray for those who are injured.
There is a father on this thread...His son's name is Zack.
Nimitz:
Can ya ping me when you get the dope on what happened? Please let us know if there's anything any of us old hands can do.
Thanks
FAS
I've got growing ping list going, so if you get some unclassified details please Freepmail me so I can ping the list. Thanks!
Please ping me when you have more, my partner served on the Andy Jackson out there.
His opinion is, we know that ocean.