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UK submarine hits Red Sea rocks
28-05-2008, 06:51 AM
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UK submarine hits Red Sea rocks
This would make an interesting dive...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7422774.stm

Still watertight, and all crew safe, thank goodness.

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28-05-2008, 07:02 AM
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With all that hytech kit on board and they still hit a rock.......what would Nelson have said

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28-05-2008, 07:26 AM
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Driver needs some glasses me thinks...!

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28-05-2008, 07:51 AM
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That's the last time they'll let a WREN drive !

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28-05-2008, 08:15 AM
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Do you think they were reversing at the time?
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28-05-2008, 09:24 AM
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RE: UK submarine hits Red Sea rocks
Quote:It is currently in international waters, but is unable to dive because of the damage to its sonar equipment.

Don't see what the problem is - it sounds like the equipment wasn't working particularly well in the first place Rolleyes
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28-05-2008, 06:10 PM
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I would have love to have seen the faces on the day boats when that thing surfaced

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not what you would normally see on a 30mtr dive im sure

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29-05-2008, 04:21 AM
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air-guzzler Wrote:not what you would normally see on a 30mtr dive im sure

Agreed, but Jen snapped this on Sunday 18th (two weekends ago) whilst
we were out. So depending where you are not that uncommon

   

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29-05-2008, 12:05 PM
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air-guzzler Wrote:I would have love to have seen the faces on the day boats when that thing surfaced

[Image: class_walrus2_splash_emergenvy_surfacing.jpg]

not what you would normally see on a 30mtr dive im sure

Looks a bit like your usual buoyancy skills there AG.

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