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Not the way anyone wants to end it. CDR (Join to see) LCDR (Join to see) LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow LT Brad McInnis CWO3 Dennis M. CMDCM Gene Treants
Concern over oxygen levels on missing sub
Posted from bbc.com
Maritime
Submarines
Buenos Aires
Posted >1 y ago
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I've yet to find me a reasonable bathymetric chart of the Sea of Argentina with google. It's be interesting to see the depths in the vicinity of the submarine's last known location.
Battery problems like those mentioned in the media CAN be serious...but without more information than what's been given out, I can't make any guess as to its seriousness. You CAN lose a ship over battery problems. We nearly lost the ship and crew of the USS Bonefish because of seawater in the battery well, for instance.
The thing that bothers me is the fact that there has been NO contact/information whatsoever since the one about the battery problem and that they were returning to port. That's bad. There are several ways for a submarine to contact the outside world or otherwise let others know of its presence. The fact that this hasn't happened for nearly a week does not bode well for the crew...not at all.
Battery problems like those mentioned in the media CAN be serious...but without more information than what's been given out, I can't make any guess as to its seriousness. You CAN lose a ship over battery problems. We nearly lost the ship and crew of the USS Bonefish because of seawater in the battery well, for instance.
The thing that bothers me is the fact that there has been NO contact/information whatsoever since the one about the battery problem and that they were returning to port. That's bad. There are several ways for a submarine to contact the outside world or otherwise let others know of its presence. The fact that this hasn't happened for nearly a week does not bode well for the crew...not at all.
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We almost lost Guitarro SSN-665 due to one as well. The scary thing was that she and Hawkbill SSN-666 were built side by side at Mare Island. When the yard sunk Guitarro during fitout, Hawkbill got a lot of Guitarro sub-safe parts. The zinc that failed and allowed seawater into Guitarro's battery was a 666 part, not a 665 part.
We learned about this from the Commodore on our way back into Pearl Harbor from PacSubIceEx. We were all freaked out about it too...
We learned about this from the Commodore on our way back into Pearl Harbor from PacSubIceEx. We were all freaked out about it too...
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Nope, but with apparent battery problems, makes it difficult for the scrubbers to work...
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More that could be added, but why? Most qualified submarine sailors know about atmosphere control and what it takes to survive if the power is lost. Nothing to be gained by going into detail.
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