Thread: US destroyer collides with merchant vessel near Japan

Originally Posted by Latindancer

How did they manage to hit it, anyway ? They don't cruise around blind down there. Sonar has been around for a long time.

Careless driving. It's epidemic in Asia.

Originally Posted by Latindancer

They don't cruise around blind down there. Sonar has been around for a long time.

You are assuming it was turned on.

Quite noisy for a stealthy sub.

Ping, .... ping, .... ping .... zzzzz .... BOOM.

So they bumped into a Chinese sub or they bumped into China.

Neither of which is very polite.

Originally Posted by Edmond

So they bumped into a Chinese sub or they bumped into China.

Neither of which is very polite.

They might have bumped into a chinky sub but they didn't bump into Chinkystan.

operating in international waters

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

international waters

It didn't hit water, it hit underwater land! Underwater land in the South China Sea.



(this and the above post are not actually serious, btw)

Originally Posted by Edmond

It didn't hit water, it hit underwater land! Underwater land in the South China Sea.



(this and the above post are not actually serious, btw)

Come to think of it they might have hit Chinkystan and they're just being coy about it.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

operating in international waters

Allegedly.

One presumes you have a link to the international investigation report, that substantiates your opinion.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Come to think of it they might have hit

The effect certainly appears to have been beneficial to the sub, the captain's career, the injured sailors, the areas' flora and fauna and the military/political embarrassment to NaGastan.

I'm of the opinion, as was a NaGastani politician, that "It was worth it".

Originally Posted by OhOh

Allegedly.

One presumes you have a link to the international investigation report, that substantiates your opinion.

One doesn't actually care.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Allegedly.

Definitely. Disprove it.

US submarine commander fired after crash into sea mountain


The US Navy on Thursday sacked the commanding officer, executive officer and top enlisted sailor of a nuclear-powered submarine that crashed into an underwater mountain, saying the October 2 accident was preventable.

© Lt. Mack Jamieson The fast-attack nuclear submarine USS Connecticut -- seen here in May -- collided with an uncharted underwater mountain on October 2, 2021Commander Cameron Aljilani and two others were removed from their positions following an investigation into the crash in the disputed South China Sea.

The USS Connecticut was forced to sail on the surface for a week to reach Guam.

"Sound judgement, prudent decision-making and adherence to required procedures in navigation planning, watch team execution and risk management could have prevented the incident," the western Pacific-based 7th Fleet said in a statement.

After a damage assessment in Guam, the vessel will return to the US submarine base in Bremerton, Washington for repairs.


Last week the navy said the investigation showed that the submarine struck an uncharted "seamount" while patrolling below the surface.

Eleven sailors were injured in the accident. According to reports, the crash damaged the sub's forward ballast tanks, but its nuclear plant was not damaged.

The US Navy regularly conducts operations in the region to challenge China's disputed territorial claims on small islands, reefs and outcrops.

Aljilani was replaced by an interim commanding officer.

US submarine commander fired after crash into sea mountain (msn.com)


Human error.

Do they have to re-sit their submarine driving test?