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Unthinkable [British and French Nuke Subs Collide]
UK SUN ^ | 2/15/2009 | TOM NEWTON DUNN

Posted on 02/15/2009 5:06:02 PM PST by Velveeta

BRITISH and French nuclear submarines which collided deep under the Atlantic could have sunk or released deadly radioactivity, it emerged last night. The Royal Navy’s HMS Vanguard and the French Navy’s Le Triomphant are both nuclear powered and were carrying nuke missiles.

Between them they had around 250 sailors on board.

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: france; nuclear; royalnavy; submarines; tm
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To: Velveeta

I’m getting a visual of Peter Sellers’ Inspector Closeau and something along the lines of: “Your chocolate is in my peanut butter!”


121 posted on 02/15/2009 8:05:17 PM PST by ponygirl (Obama: All beans, no weiner.)
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To: Nuc1
Yep the British do drive on the left, maybe the driver of the British sub had just come back from a vacation and got confused what side of the road to drive on.

I was in the military over there for a short period of time, my first day back to the states I drove over to one of my relatives place about 20 miles away. I was mentally attune to drive on the right side again. Got there and back home Ok but then decided to go down to the corner store and get some beer so I jump in my parents car and drove down to it and back on the left side. I didn't realize what I had done to I got back home, Fortunately the store was only a 1/4mile away and no body was coming either way. That the only problem I had problems readjusting, except it took me a week to back out of the drive way onto the right side of the road, kind of weird to break that habit.

122 posted on 02/15/2009 8:08:33 PM PST by ReformedBeckite
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To: Viking2002
But since neither country is currently involved in a shooting war, don't ya think it would be a good idea to hit the 'off' switch on that shit? Or at least honk your horn?

Not for these guys. They are boomers, nuclear missile submarines. Their job is to make like a hole in the water, waiting for the command they all hope will never come.

If they turned that stuff off, not there likely is any "stuff" other than good design, then the bad guys could locate them and take them out, then attack their countries.

123 posted on 02/15/2009 8:10:03 PM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: cripplecreek
Is it possible that they were being environmentally sensitive and not using their best sonar to avoid offending the sea people.

No boomers don't use active sonar. IOW, they don't transmit. Might as well surface and start a fire in a barrel on the deck.

124 posted on 02/15/2009 8:13:18 PM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: Patton@Bastogne

Your post makes the best sense, it’s unlikely any two boats would be able to make it to the surface if they were both going flank or anything close to it, and hit each other.

Even 20 knots under the ocean in a head on crash would likely leave both boats with damage so extensive that it becomes unlikely one would make it to surface.


125 posted on 02/15/2009 8:21:33 PM PST by Brellium ("Thou shalt not shilly shally!" Aron Nimzowitsch)
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To: SoftwareEngineer
I think that the French and British subs were participating JOINTLY against a common threat (Chinese subs in the Altantic?) and this is the result of that interaction.

My first thought as well. But given that *both* are boomers, I sort of doubt it. They only operate with other subs if those others are attack subs and are guarding them.

126 posted on 02/15/2009 8:22:43 PM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: Velveeta

If this is true, God rest the souls of each and every one
who perished.


127 posted on 02/15/2009 8:26:45 PM PST by luvie (SARAH PALIN FOR PRESIDENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!)
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To: LUV W

There were no injuries, LUV W.


128 posted on 02/15/2009 8:31:00 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Thanks, I understand your meaning now.


129 posted on 02/15/2009 8:31:58 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: Velveeta

Thank you for that information. Did they really collapse? I didn’t read all the posts.


130 posted on 02/15/2009 8:39:45 PM PST by luvie (SARAH PALIN FOR PRESIDENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!)
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To: Velveeta

collapse=collide

*sigh*


131 posted on 02/15/2009 8:40:16 PM PST by luvie (SARAH PALIN FOR PRESIDENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!)
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To: LUV W

They really did.
One sub “limped” home and one sub was towed back home.


132 posted on 02/15/2009 8:47:17 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: Velveeta

What a relief! It could have been a real disaster and tragedy!

Hope there were no nuke leaks.


133 posted on 02/15/2009 8:48:41 PM PST by luvie (SARAH PALIN FOR PRESIDENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!)
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To: TCats

[runs to Costco to buy large size Reynolds aluminum foil]


134 posted on 02/15/2009 8:56:15 PM PST by pillut48 (CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
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To: Velveeta

Holy crap! They couldn’t “see” each other?


135 posted on 02/15/2009 8:56:50 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (The committed will surely dominate the complacent.)
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To: Cicero

Doesn’t matter, because of this the Brits will knee-jerk ban submarines.


136 posted on 02/15/2009 9:05:29 PM PST by Atchafalaya (When you're in the basin, that's the best)
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To: Doohickey

Here’s one for the submariners.

http://www.sb.northropgrumman.com/products/virginiaclass/assets/ROLLOUTandMOVE.wmv

What the hell is a submarine rollout anyway?


137 posted on 02/15/2009 9:39:12 PM PST by WSGilcrest (Hey. I can quote myself.)
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To: Velveeta

btt


138 posted on 02/15/2009 9:44:55 PM PST by Cacique (quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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To: Patton@Bastogne

If there was a third boat my guess it was a Russian. They have been aggressive of late.


139 posted on 02/15/2009 11:31:26 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: cripplecreek

That’s what I wondered. Are they legally prevented from hurting the eardrums of whales, like we are?


140 posted on 02/16/2009 1:07:20 AM PST by CatDancer (tagline expired 11-4-08, please provide renewal tagline)
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