* Damon Agretto ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > >The USS San Francisco, SSN 711, hit an uncharted sea mount while > >moving at flank speed on the way to Australia from Guam. One > >crewmember died as a result of the accident, he was thrown headlong > >onto a pump, and there were many injuries but the fact that they were > >able to limp back to Guam on the surface is amazing. > > A testament to American naval engineering... > > Unfortunately, this captain's career is toast...
Why is his career toast? Maybe I don't understand what an uncharted sea mount is. Could he have discerned it even though it was uncharted? Sonar? -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
