US submarine hits underwater object in South China Sea

https://www.kitv.com ^ | October 7th 2021, 9:49 AM HST | By Oren Liebermann, CNN

[RomanSoldier19]

A US nuclear powered submarine struck an object underwater in the South China Sea on Saturday, according to two defense officials.

A number of sailors on board the USS Connecticut were injured in the accident, the officials said. None of the injuries were life-threatening, according to a statement from US Pacific Fleet. It's unclear what the Seawolf-class submarine may have hit while it was submerged.

"The submarine remains in a safe and stable condition. USS Connecticut's nuclear propulsion plant and spaces were not affected and remain fully operational," the statement said. "The incident will be investigated." The US Navy did not specify the incident took place in the South China Sea, only that it occurred in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region.

The accident happened as tensions between the US and China soared over the Chinese military's incursions into Taiwan's Air Defense Integration Zone (ADIZ).

[blueunicorn6]

Maybe it was a big pot of General Tso’s Chicken.

[5th MEB]

Seems to me that RADAR is nothing more than ACTIVE SONAR except the waves are in the air rather than in the water.

With RADAR you bounce a RADIO SIGNAL off an object to get a location and range, right?

With SONAR you bounce a SOUND SIGNAL off an object to get a location and range, right?

Really don’t know much about either one but that seems the way they work to me.

[Islasorna]

That’s pretty much right. Both can be passive as well and use the same basic naming structure

[5th MEB]

Thanks from just a GRUNT in 1968, never got into the tech stuff.

5th MEB

[mylife]

If we could get some close-up shots of that Victor III’s mysterious odd pod and under-hull pictures of her sleek frame, there’d be big medals and promotions galore.

LOL damn spooks!

[null and void]

BlueLancer ~ damn funny movie “I want a man with a tattoo on his dick! Have I got the right man?”

mylife ~ Welcome aboard.

Welcome to Jamaica, have a nice day

Extra points to anyone posting the set-up...

[Starboard]

You do know that Vladivostok is in the Pacific?

[OKSooner]

That’s what I was thinking.

[Seruzawa]

Yes. That’s why I thought it was a great story. Even if it was a load of crap. He insisted though.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

Might have been a woman driver applying makeup while looking in the rearview mirror. Or maybe texting while driving.
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OMG, Wissa! Now you’ll have every Feminazi in the fake news media gunning for your arse!

[OKSooner]

Also one less American sub, at least for the time it takes to get our boat repaired and back into service.

What, a couple of years?

[dragonblustar]

Ping

[Lower Deck]

From P5M’s in Nam to P2Vs, P3Cs, and EC130Qs

Argus and Auroras.

[Lower Deck]

Really don’t know much about either one but that seems the way they work to me.

Roughly. But both can be detected by those you're trying to find.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

There is no reason for the news to be reporting this.

I can only imagine how many American lives would be endangered/lost if we ever go to war with China. All in the name of “news.”

Andrew Jackson May (June 24, 1875 – September 6, 1959) was a Kentucky attorney, an influential New Deal-era politician, and chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee during World War II, infamous for his rash disclosure of classified naval information that resulted in the loss of 10 American submarines and 800 sailors,[1] and his subsequent unrelated conviction for bribery. May was a Democratic member of United States House of Representatives from Kentucky during the 72nd to 79th sessions of Congress.[2]

[Sequoyah101]

I wonder how many partially submerged or neutrally buoyant containers are hit?

Two vessels in the round the world race hit submerged objects in the 40s and were lost. That would be a horrible wake-up call for a solo sailor.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

Andrew Jackson May (June 24, 1875 – September 6, 1959) was a Kentucky attorney, an influential New Deal-era politician, and chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee during World War II, infamous for his rash disclosure of classified naval information that resulted in the loss of 10 American submarines and 800 sailors,
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In a country governed by true patriots Mr. May, following a verdict of guilty, would have been stood before a firing squad and executed.

[mylife]

pretty dang gol darn story, but I’m not so sure about the 35mm camera.
The kollmorgan type 18 periscope had damn good optics

[mylife]

a simple crystal detector will passively capture radar, you listen and time the scans...

[mylife]

a radio is not a transmitter