[secretagent]

I think this is an old, recycled story that keeps popping up. I think I have seen it a dozen times in the last year. It originally happened in 2005 or 2007 sometime.

Possible. No date for the incident reported in the article.

[rlmorel]

Check out the pre-existing discussion at:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923614/posts?page=132#132

Jeff Head (one of Free Republic’s resident experts on Naval issues) has opined (and I agree) that the Chinese sub was forced to surface. (Be sure to read his post)

It makes more sense than just surfacing in the middle of the battle group to make a point. Any sub drivers out there have an opinion of whether or not a sub is going to surface in the company of “enemy” ships without being forced to do so?

I was always under the impression that was anathema to any submariner of ANY country, but not having served on boats, I don’t know. Any thoughts?