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| Cruiser collides with sub off US East Coast |
| 2012-10-14 |
| Well, there goes somebody's career... A US cruiser has collided with a nuclear submarine during naval exercises off the Atlantic coast, reportedly damaging sonar equipment. Nobody was hurt during the incident on Saturday afternoon and both vessels were still able to operate under their own power afterwards, the navy said. An anonymous naval source told Reuters the collision had caused the cruiser's sonar dome to collapse.The dome is a bulbous, rubber device on the bow of the ship beneath the water line. The navy named the cruiser as the Aegis-class cruiser USS San Jacinto and the submarine as the Los Angeles-class USS Montpelier. 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. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #5 Stealthy, silent hunters prowling the depths, unseen, unheard except for the occasional (BUMP) "Hey, what was that?!?!". |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-10-14 23:45 |
| #4 Well, at least they avoided getting the record for the most combat vessel tonnage sunk since WWII by a USN ship/sub. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-10-14 23:22 |
| #3 "Oops" |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-10-14 20:40 |
| #2 The sub captain's career is toast, and likely the cruiser's will take a hit, though honestly, he's not normally supposed to be able to see those subs, so not sure what damage his career will take. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick - Schlumberger Squishy Mud Division 2012-10-14 19:19 |
| #1 "Bring her up to periscope depth. That cruiser has to be around here somewhere." |
| Posted by: Chuck 2012-10-14 16:49 |