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Remember that Sub accident briefly mentioned a while ago - right in between all the other bullshit on TV? Here are some pictures after this very expensive boat crashed into an uncharted mountain and what was likely Flank speed.
Here’s the article:
The nuclear-powered US submarine that ran aground in the Pacific last week, causing the death of a sailor and injuring 23 others, ran head-on into an undersea mountain that apparently was not on the navy’s charts, a US defense official said Tuesday.
The USS San Francisco, a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, arrived at its home port in Guam under its own steam Monday as the navy investigated the mishap.
A senior defense official, who asked not to be identified, told AFP initial reports were that the submarine was cruising at high speed at a depth of about 120 meters (400 feet) Sunday when it ran into an uncharted sea mountain.
Typically, a vessel’s commander is held responsible for such mishaps, but the official said that might not be the result here if an investigation concludes that it was an uncharted sea mountain and the skipper’s judgments were sound.
“Our hearts and prayers and sympathies are with the family of the sailor lost in that accident, his shipmates and all others injured and affected,” Admiral Thomas Fargo, commander of the US Pacific Command, said in Hawaii.
“As we are still gathering facts, it would be inappropriate to speculate on the cause,” he said. “But I assure you that the Pacific fleet will conduct a rapid and a thorough investigation and we’ll let you know what happened once that investigation is complete.”
The navy said the submarine’s nuclear plant was not damaged and its hull was still intact.
But the sonar dome in the bow of the vessel was partly flooded during the collision, the official said.
The sailor who died Sunday of injuries sustained in the accident was identified as Machinist Mate 2nd Class John Allen Ashley, 24, of Akron, Ohio.
Twenty-three other crew members on the USS San Francisco were being treated “for a range of injuries, including broken bones, lacerations, bruises and a back injury,” Petty Officer Alyssa Batarla told AFP.
The accident occurred on Friday, some 560 kilometers (350 miles) south of Guam, when the vessel was conducting underwater operations on its way to Brisbane, Australia with its crew of 137, the navy said.
Thanks to Rolsskk for the heads up on the pics!
