Chinese sub barely escapes disaster
If the captain hadn't averted this, he surely would have lost face...and more.China's Submarine Near MissQuote: China makes rare admission of naval near-missAFP News – 20 hours agoChina has honoured a...
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Were there any VIPs onboard? I understand it's bad luck to have a VIP onboard a Chinese submarine during a period of policy transition.
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Sudden change in water density? I didn't think water changed density much except due to temperature. Did they cross a particularly accute thermocline? That whole description just seems weird.
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I love it: "The crew risked their lives to "prove their loyalty".". Really funny!
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More info from the updated article from the source: apparently it was a Chinese Kilo class submarine. Submarine 372 is reportedly a diesel-electric Kilo-class vessel that went into service in 2006...
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It almost sounds like they were training on the old school method of trimming the boat just heavy enough that it will settle down on a thermocline and rest between the different layers in the ocean....
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Kell, y our explanation is most logical. However, consider this alternative (as Spock would say, "Logic dictates that there are always alternative", hehehe): The boat was highly modified. During a...
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daetaku wrote:Kell, y our explanation is most logical. However, consider this alternative (as Spock would say, "Logic dictates that there are always alternative", hehehe): The boat was highly...
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bgile wrote:I love it: "The crew risked their lives to "prove their loyalty".". Really funny!Isn't is funny how altruistic people become when their life is on the line? :P
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