"Duke of URL" macbenahATkdsiDOTnet wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message news:

The article says the Navy fired the men in charge. I suspect that
if they considered this a minor incident, they would've debriefed
and then quietly shuffled the men off to a different assignment,
in much the same way priests are sent to another parish by the
Catholic church.

Incorrect. In the US Navy (and especially the Sub Service) if you
ground your ship, you lose your command. The language used by the
yellow journalists does not denote any change in policy. They could
have said 'relieved of his command' instead of 'immediatly fired'.
Doesn't make any difference. I know of an incident where a US Sub
hit an uncharted mountain. CO still lost his command even though
there was no way he could have known the mountain was there.

With this in mind, I'd say the locals have every right to be
concerned. It's one thing for a sub to tap a ship it's trying to
tail in complete silence, as part of a usual cat & mouse games
which are a necessary part of their function. It's a whole 'nother
thing for a sub captain to crash into a stationary chunk of earth
which is NOT trying to evade the sub. That says "incompetent", or
maybe worse.

A charted object, sure. Uncharted objects are a bit tougher to
avoid. It can come down to luck/bad luck as to whether you hit
something or not.

Why do I suspect Doug thinks submarines post lookouts at the big
picture window in front to watch for crossing traffic and stealth
mountains?

Now, you're not trying to claim that Voyage to
the Bottom of the Sea isn't 100% accurate,
are you?
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