[RedCell]

A sub is not a ship. It’s a boat.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Reminds me of a few years back when I was Whale Watching in San Diego Bay. A Navy sub surfaced RIGHT NEXT TO OUR 80 foot boat and scared the cr@p out of all of us on board!

I hate being on the water. It always turns out badly for me...

[suthener]

I was on the USS Mars (AFS 1) when it collided with USS Cook (FF 1083) in 1979. Very interesting experience.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

There’s a disturbing trend going on, with this the third or fourth such accident I’ve seen in recent months. What’s going on with shiphandling and basic seamanship in the USN these days???

[TomasUSMC]

Someone is meaconing subs.

[The Electrician]

According to the original linked article, the submarine was running submerged at the time of the collision (perhaps the article has been updated since the original post):

The USS Hartford, a nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, was fully submerged Friday when it collided with the transport ship the USS New Orleans, according to a Navy official in the 5th Fleet.

[Raycpa]

Any chance there is a device that interferes with a ships radar systems?

[BerryDingle]

What makes this highly unusual is the fact a Japanese fishing boat wasn’t involved.

[bushpilot1]

Is a submarine a ship?