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To: ghannonf18

I’m not sure how easy it is to run a Navy ship aground but with all the electronic whizmos on board, you would think the crew would know where to avoid the sand bars...


11 posted on 07/28/2008 8:32:53 PM PDT by John123 (Obambi said that he has been in 57 states. I will now light myself on fire...)
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To: John123
"you would think the crew would know where to avoid the sand bars"

A few years ago we had a sub slam into an uncharted seamount at 26 knots. Two died as I recall.

27 posted on 07/28/2008 8:58:30 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Jimmy Carter is the skidmark in the panties of American History)
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