Posted on 01/08/2005 3:19:47 AM PST by Jet Jaguar
HONOLULU (AP) - A nuclear submarine ran aground about 350 miles south of Guam, injuring several sailors, one of them critically, the Navy said.
There were no reports of damage to the USS San Francisco's reactor plant, which was operating normally, the Navy said.
Jon Yoshishige, a spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet based at Pearl Harbor, said the Friday afternoon incident is under investigation and the 360-foot submarine was headed back to its home port in Guam.
Details on the sailors' injuries were not immediately available. The sub has a crew of 137, officials said.
Military and Coast Guard aircraft from Guam were en route to monitor the submarine and assist if needed, the Navy said.
Guam is a U.S. territory about 3,700 miles southwest of Hawaii.
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AP-ES-01-08-05 0343EST
Sounds like SINS(Ships Inertial Navigation System) was in error......Bottom sounding sonar should have been manned or at least put on auto and set to alarm....some splainin' to do by the navigator and chief quartermaster.
yes it will...for bottom sounding.
Hmm, Chinese subs have been prowling around Guam.
"I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt"
He has the lives of 100+ people in his hands. He deserves no "benefit of the doubt".
darn sandbars are getting as bad as deer crossing the roads
Were there women aboard?
Is that the USS Sam Houston? Recall his name by any chance?
I'm on your side. Their mission was to go into shallow water. That's a tricky business. This guy could be a dynamite captain, and who knows the circumstances? I'm sure they don't release the technical details to FR first.
Wow! I'd hate to be the one that has to get out and put a piece of wood under the tire.
"He deserves no "benefit of the doubt"."
Sure he does. What if he had a stroke? What if there was a major malfunction, or sabotage? What if this is a cover up for something clandestine? What if? Hey, I'm all for being a conservative, pull-yourself-up by the bootstrap sort of person, but that doesn't mean we have to act like A-holes too.
Not good. The Navy can't afford to have this happen as DoD has just decided to cut three new attack subs from the budget to support ongoing operations of the WOT.
The CO of the "A" school I went to was the skipper of a ship when it ran aground. His nickname was "Captain Crunch".
LOL I can see sailors running back and further to get the sub rocking....
I'm a submarine veteran.
There aren't enough facts in the article to make a hypothesis. Have to wait for more to come out.
Were they submerged when they ran aground? Or on the surface? 350 miles from Guam tells me they were most likely submerged, but there is no way of knowing. A submerged collision with the sea floor is a serious thing, especially if they were going at high speed.
I dont think this is the result of hitting a sand bar. Too many injuries and too much damage.
Yes. This article is all too brief, and has mighty little content even for its brevity. We will just have to exercise patience and wait for more on this.
Some of us are not acting.
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