Bangor submarine collides in Strait of Juan de Fuca

Kitsap Sun ^ | Aug. 19, 2016 | Ed Friedrich

[PAR35]

“What the hell is an “offshore support vessel”?”

Probably one of these:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RiverHawk_OSV_60

200 feet long, well deck with two fast attack boats; armed with a 30mm main gun and an assortment of machine guns. Crew of 26 with 40 passengers.

[Bulwyf]

Or an affirmative action hire, designed to make the Navy more cultural.

[Cementjungle]

Except the Navy calls sub tenders "sub tenders" and not "offshore support vessels". And the only two they have are in Guam and Diego Garcia.

My brother in law lives right on Hood Canal, just a couple miles from Bangor base... we've seen many times the subs coming and going, and they're usually flanked by a couple ships that look like barges. I always assumed they were mainly to hide the subs as they make their way out of the area.

I do know that getting anywhere near that base is bad news... one night my brother-in-law's boat broke free from it's anchor overnight. My brother-in-law had left for work early the next morning, and my sister-in-law discovered that the boat was drifting toward the base, so she got in the Zodiac and went to get it. She was met by a couple of boats with well-armed Marines who were very serious. They eventually did tow their boat back to her though.

[bert]

given the size and bulk of the boomer, I suspect the smaller vessel hit the sub

[cport]

Thanks LD

[Noob1999]

What difference, at this point, does it make!

[Lou L]

But these submarines are equipped with airbags, right?

You must be thinking of the subs with all-women crews...

[RitchieAprile]

The ship in question: USNS Eagleview (T-AGSE-3)

[PAR35]

Thanks. Looks like a lightly modified work boat.