Article

2010-10-24 Britain

Nuke sub HMS (Not-So-)Astute runs aground

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by gorb 2010-10-24 03:53|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 As they waited for the tide to come in, Ross Mckerlich, operations manager of the local Kyle Lifeboat, said he was amazed the submarine tried to do a crew transfer where it did.

He said: 'These big subs normally lie six miles off Kyle. Last night I saw this one four miles off and now he`s less than half mile.

'He's gone inside the channel buoys - I can`t believe it. It`s very shallow there. I have never seen a sub as big as this come this close.

'Everybody who comes through the Kyle knows how shallow it is there.'

Dumbass captain. Subs don't belong anywhere but deep sea. What was he doing in so close?

Posted by gromky 2010-10-24 06:08|| 2010-10-24 06:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Easy enough for someone that hasn't been there to sit on their @$$ and criticize. This incident has just ended the captain's career and please tell me which crewmember caused this. Captaib's responsible but not necessarily the one that did bad. Go back to your toe picking before you spout off.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2010-10-24 13:17|| 2010-10-24 13:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Read what the local said. Subs always stayed 6 miles offshore...this one came in to within half a mile, into known shallow water? Why exactly?

Posted by gromky 2010-10-24 14:40|| 2010-10-24 14:40|| Front Page Top

#4 D *** NG IT, what is it wid GODZILLA + WORLD SUBS - the Big Guy tries to be nice + moves to Britain from WESTPAC in order to get some sleep, but dem Subs keep hounding + "accidentally" running in into him?

ITS EITHER THAT OR SOMEONE MISSED THEIR
"GODZILLA" QUIZ AT SUBMARINE RADAR SCHOOL THAT YEAR!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-10-24 19:39|| 2010-10-24 19:39|| Front Page Top

#5 I dunno, maybe they where practicing annoying the idiots who think subs always stay where you think they are?

Posted by Goldies Every Damn Where 2010-10-24 19:40|| 2010-10-24 19:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Altho perhaps JOE! is more correct.

Posted by Goldies Every Damn Where 2010-10-24 19:42|| 2010-10-24 19:42|| Front Page Top

23:56 gorb
23:44 gorb
23:23 JosephMendiola
23:15 JosephMendiola
23:10 JosephMendiola
23:05 JosephMendiola
22:58 Sgt.Mom
22:49 OldSpook
22:43 Mullah Richard
22:36 Pappy
22:34 Pappy
22:27 Pappy
22:18 Procopius2k
22:16 CrazyFool
22:14 OldSpook
22:07 To the real patriots not the fake ones
20:25 trailing wife
20:24 JosephMendiola
20:24 trailing wife
20:11 JosephMendiola
20:06 Pappy
20:05 JosephMendiola
20:01 Procopius2k
19:42 Goldies Every Damn Where