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2010-07-30 Arabia

Japan oil tanker hit by submarine or mine: UAE

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Posted by Fred 2010-07-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 possibly a submarine or mine,

a grenade attack,

a rogue wave.

They left out "a whale with a bad case of gas".

Posted by Pappy 2010-07-30 07:27|| 2010-07-30 07:27|| Front Page Top

#2 what happened to the earthquake theory? (/sarc)

Posted by abu do you love 2010-07-30 07:35|| 2010-07-30 07:35|| Front Page Top

#3 A drug cartel sub care of Chavez?

Posted by 3dc 2010-07-30 08:28|| 2010-07-30 08:28|| Front Page Top

#4 "OWW! My be-turbanned head!"

/Hiddan Imam

Posted by Frank G 2010-07-30 09:48|| 2010-07-30 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 crap.....Hidden

*pimf*

Posted by Frank G 2010-07-30 09:50|| 2010-07-30 09:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Wildly disparate causes of an event are less likely to be honest speculation instead of disinformation. Therefore, highest likelihood is a submarine collision.

It is alleged that submarines like to tag along with tankers, so as to be less observable, especially in the Gulf. But unless what they were doing was conflict mission critical, the skipper would want to head to a safe port quickly, to assess damage.

Being a Japanese ship, all its navigational equipment would be functional, as likely would be a US or other western submarine. So my guess is an Iranian boat.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-30 09:57|| 2010-07-30 09:57|| Front Page Top

#7 I would lean more towards a Chinese sub at this point : the Chinese are trying to do much more power projection, and a Sneaky Pete behind/beneath/beside a tanker is good practice for sneaking up on a CBG for a snap shot. Of course, you have to make sure that you are matching exactly the tanker if you are doing some of the more involved moves or you get smacked.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2010-07-30 18:35|| 2010-07-30 18:35|| Front Page Top

#8 Bildebergers covering up the methane bubble.

Posted by Shipman 2010-07-30 19:28|| 2010-07-30 19:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Lots of great ideas guys.
What about a submarine masked by the sonar signature of the tanker and in it's orbital shadow?

Posted by Skidmark 2010-07-30 23:35|| 2010-07-30 23:35|| Front Page Top

#10 Whoa, the SOMALI PIRATES doin' a "CHEONAN"???

And once again, YEAR 2010 > proves it is a WORTHY MIGHTY YEAR FOR THINGS TO SUDDENLY BE COMING OUT OF "LEFT FIELD".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-07-30 23:39|| 2010-07-30 23:39|| Front Page Top

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