Don't think there was any question that the sailboat was 'seen'.

''Both the submarine and the Coronado issued warning signals to the
sailboat, the Navy said, and the Coronado took evasive action in order to
avoid a collision.''


BTW, why does bob**** think this story is funny?

Scotty


"Shen44" wrote in message
...

The sailboat was small yes... but it still should have been
picked up
on radar. Somebody did a major F-up.

Having spent a few years on the bridge of a naval vessel I can tell you
that
sailboats often don't show up on radar. 'Course it's been a few years
for
me, and maybe the Navy's radar has improved since my time.


If that sailboat didn't show up on radar, it wasn't turned on. However,
the
"Mark I" eyeball should have been working well, considering all the people
on
"lookout" aboard a USN ship running the channel.