Posted on 10/08/2021 9:22:54 AM PDT by texas booster
The U.S. Navy announced Thursday that a nuclear submarine, the USS Connecticut, struck an object in the South China Sea on October 2. No one was injured in the crash, which took place in international waters.
“The submarine remains in a safe and stable condition,” the Navy said. “USS Connecticut’s nuclear propulsion plant and spaces were not affected and remain fully operational. The extent of damage to the remainder of the submarine is being assessed. The U.S. Navy has not requested assistance. The incident will be investigated.”
According to The Washington Post, the Navy disclosed the collision Thursday, about five days after it happened. Sailors suffered “minor” injuries, none of which were life-threatening.
“A Navy official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the issue’s sensitivity, said keeping the matter quiet for several days allowed the crew of the USS Connecticut time to travel back to Guam, where the attack submarine is expected to arrive soon,” the Post said.
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Apologies but I will wait for further confirmation.
“We've had bed bugs for a year now,” an anonymous petty officer told Navy Times at the time. “Sailors complained about getting bitten in the racks… People were getting eaten alive in their racks.”
The bed bug outbreak was traced back to the submarine's participation in the Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020 exercise in the Arctic Ocean, last year.
Just so you know that their lives are not always easy ...
Big fish.
Wasn’t China. The sub accidentally hit a tree while playing mailbox baseball.
Must have been Cthulhu................
So the mere stating of the fact would have impeded the vessel's return to Guam?
C'mon, man.
Seems like something that would normally not be made public.
Wonder why it was made public.
“Wonder why it was made public.”
That is hard to figure out.
I know nothing about navy procedures, but you think the sub would have sent sent divers to inspect the damage and would know a cause by now.
It was made public because traitors gotta trait ...
Err, you know, can’t keep secrets once we have called Xi.
Sailors suffered “minor” injuries, none of which were life-threatening.
Please note that each sailor will be the determiner of whether their injuries are life threatening.
Now we know for sure, it was china. Or am I being too untrusting?
I don’t trust a damn thing coming from this government.
Could be Megladon.
It’s official. We didn’t bump into that ChiCom sub.
What’s the Chinese equivalent of “Crazy Ivan” ?
I would really like to believe this, but the government and military have lied so much to the public, to me, it is difficult.
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