* 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?

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Erik Reuter   http://www.erikreuter.net/
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