Damon Agretto wrote:
So it wasn't that he had the bad luck to hit an uncharted undersea
mountain in an area that was supposed to be charted. Rather, he was
going at a reckless speed in uncharted waters?
Probably, or at least that's my interpretation. Really a combination of
both, though (bad luck
In a message dated 2/5/2005 12:20:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> So it wasn't that he had the bad luck to hit an uncharted undersea
> mountain in an area that was supposed to be charted. Rather, he was
> going at a reckless speed in uncharted waters?
>
No he had charts
In a message dated 2/5/2005 10:14:18 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> A testament to American naval engineering...
> >
> >Unfortunately, this captain's career is toast...
>
> Why is his career toast? Maybe I don't understand what an uncharted
> sea mount is. Could he have di
A testament to American naval engineering...
The forward end of a sub is a huge tank that houses the ship's sonar
arrays. It must've acted like a water bumper, protecting the pressure hull.
Perhaps. But also recall this is something that was moving at close to
40mph, weighing 6925t coming to a
On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 09:26:46 -0500, Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
A testament to American naval engineering...
The forward end of a sub is a huge tank that houses the ship's sonar
arrays. It must've acted like a water bumper, protecting the pressure
hull.
Unfortunately, this captain'
So it wasn't that he had the bad luck to hit an uncharted undersea
mountain in an area that was supposed to be charted. Rather, he was
going at a reckless speed in uncharted waters?
Probably, or at least that's my interpretation. Really a combination of
both, though (bad luck in that the sea moun
* Damon Agretto ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> The Navy has a tradition or policy that whenever a ship runs aground,
> the captain is ultimately responsible for whatever is going on in his
> ship and will loose his command. Normally, this is a career killer by
> itself (commands are fiercely competi
On Feb 5, 2005, at 9:02 AM, Damon Agretto wrote:
If you want to talk about military equipment absorbing damage and
still operating, check out this article:
http://tailslide.firelight.dynip.com/f15wing.asp
Hm. If I'd been that guy's instructor I might have been tempted to
shoot him for that stunt
Why is his career toast? Maybe I don't understand what an uncharted
sea mount is. Could he have discerned it even though it was uncharted?
Sonar?
The Navy has a tradition or policy that whenever a ship runs aground, the
captain is ultimately responsible for whatever is going on in his ship and
w
* Damon Agretto ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> >The USS San Francisco, SSN 711, hit an uncharted sea mount while
> >moving at flank speed on the way to Australia from Guam. One
> >crewmember died as a result of the accident, he was thrown headlong
> >onto a pump, and ther
The USS San Francisco, SSN 711, hit an uncharted sea mount while moving at
flank speed on the way to Australia from Guam. One crewmember died as a
result of the accident, he was thrown headlong onto a pump, and there were
many injuries but the fact that they were able to limp back to Guam on
Did anyone see this incredible picture?
http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=21183
The USS San Francisco, SSN 711, hit an uncharted sea mount while moving at
flank speed on the way to Australia from Guam. One crewmember died as a
result of the accident, he was thrown headlong onto a pump, and
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