China’s newest nuclear submarine sank, setting back its military modernization

Mint - Wall Street Journal ^ | 9/26/2024 | Michael R. Gordon

[marcusmaximus]

China’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank in the spring, a major setback for one of the country’s priority weapons programs, U.S. officials said.

The episode, which Chinese authorities scrambled to cover up and hasn’t previously been disclosed, occurred at a shipyard near Wuhan in late May or early June.

[monkeyshine]

Sad for the sailors who drowned.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Aren’t submarines INTENDED to sink?

[ConservativeMind]

“…occurred at a shipyard near Wuhan in late May or early June.“

COVID-23

[dfwgator]

“You’ve lost another submarine?”

[hillarys cankles]

china can steal all the S they want but when they try to do it themselves they can’t get past their nature of cutting corners.

[Jamestown1630]

I think they’re intended to ‘submerge’ and then get back up.

[marcusmaximus]

It was the resurfacing that was the problem.

[mware]

What a horrible way to go. Hope it was quick for them.

[Billthedrill]

What goes up, comes down. What goes down does not necessarily come up. Somebody probably forgot to close the screen door.

[AppyPappy]

All of a result of refusing to test because the test might fail and punishment will follow. They tested in Production.

[Carl Vehse]

"Aren’t submarines INTENDED to sink?"

Only when the sinking is reversible.

[wildcard_redneck]

I blame it on three submariners named Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Deep and Ho Lee Fuk.

[SunkenCiv]

LOL

[martin_fierro]

Something something Yellow Submarine.

[SunkenCiv]

LOL

[marcusmaximus]

lol!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Was Ho Lee Hull involved, too?

[butlerweave]

Remember those cardboard Submarines in comics for $6.95(?) when we were kids , LOL

[wildcard_redneck]

I stole it from some genius in California who hoaxed a news station after an Asiana flight had a very hard landing/crash. Here is a link to a short, hilarious video of that broadcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XYgM2K2dqk

True story.