[Newsbot]

Title: Cruiser collides with nuclear sub off US East Coast
Category: Military
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2012-10-14 19:12:48

[QBall]

Quote:

According to the Reuters source, the watch team aboard the San Jacinto saw a periscope rise from the water about 100 to 200 yards (metres) ahead of the vessel. The cruiser ordered "all back" but too late to avoid a collision.

Unless they were going 5-10 knots there's no way for the ship to stop in that distance (they could have turned I suppose but it would have been 50/50 as to which way would have been the right way to turn). All you can do at that point is brace for impact and start composing your reoprt in your head for the inquiry.

[Gunnair]

This 'whoops' moment is brought to you by the USN.

[Regina]

Ooooooooopsy.

[Toastmaker]

The career of the sub Capitan has just hit the wall.

[raydan]

Would this be Bush's fault... or Obama's?

[CDN_PATRIOT]

raydan wrote:

Would this be Bush's fault... or Obama's?

Reagan. With that 600-ship navy of his, the ocean has succumbed to gridlock




-J.

[Freakinoldguy]

QBall wrote:

All you can do at that point is brace for COLLISON and start composing your reoprt in your head for the inquiry.

I hate that pipe.

I've been in 4 collisions at sea and a grounding and after that I can assure you that it doesn't make alot of fun. But, on the plus side with one of them the After Seamans head had a picture window which was a nice feature when you were taking a giant dump and wanted to reflect on the world.

The other 3 not so much fun.

[ShepherdsDog]

Nothing a grinder and a few coats of paint can't fix

[Freakinoldguy]

ShepherdsDog wrote:

Nothing a grinder and a few coats of paint can't fix

Or duct tape rags and a can of ships side grey 109 paint.