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Posted on 10/07/2021 1:22:13 PM PDT by 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).
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Uh-oh.
Far more important to include CRT and diversity training...
Readiness? Shemdiness!
“Indeed. I spent 30 years in ASW and almost never heard active sonar.”
ASW. Me too.
From P5M’s in Nam to P2Vs, P3Cs, and EC130Qs
Active sonar would generally be needed to “see” silent things, or all-but-silent things...
A U S. Navy sub or other vessel can much more easily be detected by an enemy vessel if the U.S. Navy sub or vessel is employing active sonar to get a picture of the immediate surroundings.
Most of the time, active sonar is not used. Passive sonar, used more or less all the time, won’t pick up on things that are noiseless or nearly so.
Just some thoughts.
I can’t tell you how often I have put on makeup while driving.
Woman: Thy name is Vanity.
That is EXACTLY what happened! LOL
Forgot to add. There’s some stupid comments in this thread.
Interesting. I don’t know much about sonar, just thought it would pick up anything a sub could hit. Radar I’m more familiar with...
Probably another submarine. It happens.
Great movie. Had the think like a pirate quote in my office for years.
So you're saying the Asian Driver thing extends to Chinese submarines?
;^)
I guess I was overestimating the capabilities of our sub. Thanks for the info.
this was the reality of life on a 637 during the cold war.
Fires are fun too.
I remember a sonarman telling me that the the sonar arrays in the Atlantic could hear a Russian Alfa going to sea at Vladivostok. A great story. I’ll bet the Chinese subs aren’t much better. They probably sound like a Model T Ford.
That was on local TV station in LA back in the 70s quite a bit. Loved it.
Very interesting possibility.
Loads of memories here, Petropavlovsk, what a place.
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