On Thu, Mar 03, 2011 at 08:27:34AM -0600, [email protected] wrote:
>
> As to submarines and ourselves, I remember stories telling of the
> possibilities of submarine periscopes striking and sinking yachts. It just
> seemed to fizzle out, a lot like the stories of yachts hitting barely
> floating shipping containers. Has anyone really got any truth about these
> stories?
The only thing I know of that comes even close was the accident that
happened when I was in "The Hunt for Red October". The tow cable of the
tug towing the mockup of our sub got snagged by a real US Navy sub,
which dragged the tug backwards. Killed two men, as I recall. Oh, and
there was that collision between a US Navy sub and a Japanese fishing
vessel off Oahu, too.
Come to think of it... US Navy subs attack Russian and Japanese vessels.
Hmm.
<dark humor>
Perhaps it was a fullfilment of sub-conscious desire on the part of the
vessels themselves?
</dark humor>
Ben
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