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Us Collides Jap Ship - Politics, Business, Civil, History - Posted: 9th Jan, 2007 - 9:19am
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U.S. submarine collides with a Japanese merchant vessel
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It is really good that there were no injuries. The last time this happened (and not too long ago) no one from the Japanese boat lived. There had better be a fantastic reason for this to have occurred again or I suspect the commander of this boat will meet the same fate as the one on this boat.
https://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf...e.02/index.html
Protocal in surfacing should prevent this from ever happening.
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Actually, in that instance I believe that only nine people were unaccounted for. The rest of the 35 passengers were rescued. Not that this fact changes the situation at hand, that US subs seem to be having trouble surfacing safely. I thought the US had better technology than this?
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Actually, there is a protocol that if followed should negate this from happening. They are supposed to scope the surface before surfacing. The last 2 times I have heard of this happening, protocol was not followed or was not done properly. Relying on the electrical equipment is not acceptable. This is particularly true for fishing boats which may not have motors running and be in the way. If you have ever seen once of these things quick surface, it is quite a treat. With that said, if you have seen it, you can imagine what it would do to a small boat in its way.
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