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2021-11-05 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Navy fires 3 leaders after submarine's collision near China

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-11-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Sad to see. That's a career ending for sure.

Posted by Dale 2021-11-05 04:13|| 2021-11-05 04:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Must have found something serious to fire the COB. Or they're slicing wide to cover up a procedure issue.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2021-11-05 06:28|| 2021-11-05 06:28|| Front Page Top

#3 The Commander is not a Naval Academy grad.

Posted by Bertie Crains2651 2021-11-05 07:43|| 2021-11-05 07:43|| Front Page Top

#4 "Thomas determined ~~sound judgement, prudent decision-making, and adherence to required procedures in navigation planning, watch team execution and risk management~~ that doing Navy things could have prevented the incident,"

As mentioned, axing the CO, the XO and the COB is a pretty big bite. A messed up local culture on the boat?

Posted by SteveS 2021-11-05 10:02|| 2021-11-05 10:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Rule #1 in Rocks and Shoals:
Thou shalt not break your boat.

Posted by Mercutio 2021-11-05 10:43|| 2021-11-05 10:43|| Front Page Top

#6 To be expected: pour encourager les autres

Posted by ed in texas 2021-11-05 11:42|| 2021-11-05 11:42|| Front Page Top

#7 You'd think with those big front windows like on the Seaview, they woulda seen it coming

Posted by Frank G 2021-11-05 12:33|| 2021-11-05 12:33|| Front Page Top

#8 What if you had, like, curb feelers mounted on the front of the boat?

Posted by SteveS 2021-11-05 13:02|| 2021-11-05 13:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Catfish whiskers

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-11-05 13:03|| 2021-11-05 13:03|| Front Page Top

#10 ...What I'm thinking is this:

The Seawolf class - all three of them - are likely the finest attack subs on the planet, and definitely the quietest. That's one reason they tend to get some seriously touchy assignments (especially Jimmy Carter). Now with that in mind, it's perfectly reasonable to believe that Connecticut was in the SCS on one of those 'if-I-told-you-I'd-have-to-kill-you' missions.

Something goes sideways, for whatever reason, and the skipper - who's counted on to get in and out invisibly - puts the spurs to the boat and gets out of Dodge...and runs into that seamount.

I don't think he's getting relieved so much for the collision as much as whatever actions and circumstances required him to be running at full speed in an uncharted area. I think they got caught, or were about to be so, the skipper got rattled, and made a run for it.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-11-05 13:30|| 2021-11-05 13:30|| Front Page Top

#11 A report I read said the sonar dome on the front of the boat was literally ripped off, with sensitive systems and equipment onboard. If so, are they going to retrieve it before the PLAN scoops it up, or do they think the PLAN already has the schematics?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2021-11-05 13:37|| 2021-11-05 13:37|| Front Page Top

#12 Being blamed for hitting an invisible obstacle. Good ol' Navy. The same ones that ran their destroyers ragged and hit two cargo ships in a short time.

Posted by Omomolet Phutch9064 2021-11-05 13:50|| 2021-11-05 13:50|| Front Page Top

#13 I think Mike K is probably right. Running into an UNCHARTED sea mount should not be a career ending event - unless there was something else going on.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2021-11-05 14:48|| 2021-11-05 14:48|| Front Page Top

#14 no more sperm whale anal to make fluids for the new woke breakfast drink at bunk and bulshit!

Posted by Greng Black3494 2021-11-05 16:53|| 2021-11-05 16:53|| Front Page Top

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