[submarinerswife]

They probably have a medivac in progress, or its already done, but I would imagine a lot of people got banged up pretty good in a collision like that. You cant medivac too many people, or you wont get it back to port. I'll bet the most serious are being sent for help and others are bandaged up and still working, unless Guam is sending 688 qualified personnel to assist by helo transfer. This is a major casualty in progress. They have to keep up a sustained fight to get the ship back in port.

This is what they train for. I wish them the best and know that they are the best. Husband has scars from hitting things that don't move also.

[judicial meanz]

Its American Seamanship at its best when an injured crew can get this boat as far as it already is, and still keep up the fight.

These guys are already heros.

The forces in a collision like this are similar to a high speed collsion between an automobile and a tree. Make no mistake about it.

They go the boat to the surface ( major achievement) and are well on the way to getting it in port without it foundering, even though critical areas of the boat ( ballast tanks) are probably damaged.

Transferred out the wounded- and still kept it going in spite of their injuries.

It takes a damn good crew to do that.