Moderators: wdolson, MOD_War-in-the-Pacific-Admirals-Edition
Makes me wonder if the Navy will be willing to invest in repairing a heavily damaged 22 year old ship even if she survives.
If it was under repair/refit, I would first suspect the yard crews. Welding on avgas tanks is never good joss ...ORIGINAL: fcooke
The USN has not had a good run recently. Collisions and now this. I am beginning to wonder about the training standards.
ORIGINAL: Leandros
Interesting to note that CNN this morning didn't even mention the incident. Can't be too serious, then. I mean, CNN is, after all, a very reliable institution. It was on BBC and all the Scandinavian news-sites. And, of course, the Russian...[;)]..
Fred
; Julia Child
It was nothing on here this morning but I see they are running it now.ORIGINAL: CV10
I'm not sure if it got mentioned on TV this morning, but then again, we're in a 24 hr news coverage world now and I might have missed it.
; Julia ChildDidn't one one of the LA class SSNs get taken out by the yard crew? IIRC she never went back into service.ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
If it was under repair/refit, I would first suspect the yard crews. Welding on avgas tanks is never good joss ...ORIGINAL: fcooke
The USN has not had a good run recently. Collisions and now this. I am beginning to wonder about the training standards.
ORIGINAL: fcooke
Didn't one one of the LA class SSNs get taken out by the yard crew? IIRC she never went back into service.
On 23 May 2012, during a scheduled maintenance overhaul, USS Miami suffered extensive damage from a fire, which was later determined to have been part of a series of fires started deliberately by a civilian shipyard worker who was seeking time off from work. The Navy determined it would be uneconomical to repair the submarine and decided to decommission and scrap her instead.
Who needs enemy agents with that domestic mentality? 
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
Still on fire.
"Sobeck, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, told the Union-Tribune that the Navy thinks the fire began somewhere in a lower cargo hold where marine equipment and vehicles are stored.
The fire was not a fueled by fuel oil, hazardous materials or electrical causes, Sobeck told the newspaper. It was fueled by paper, cloth, rags or other materials in a standard fire. He said he is not concerned about the air quality or toxicity around the fire.
The explosion was probably caused by a change in air pressure, he told the Union-Tribune."
I sure am glad the air pressure doesn't change very often. I mean you're more likely to get hit with a tornado or anticyclone, right?
ORIGINAL: durnedwolf
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
Still on fire.
"Sobeck, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, told the Union-Tribune that the Navy thinks the fire began somewhere in a lower cargo hold where marine equipment and vehicles are stored.
The fire was not a fueled by fuel oil, hazardous materials or electrical causes, Sobeck told the newspaper. It was fueled by paper, cloth, rags or other materials in a standard fire. He said he is not concerned about the air quality or toxicity around the fire.
The explosion was probably caused by a change in air pressure, he told the Union-Tribune."
I sure am glad the air pressure doesn't change very often. I mean you're more likely to get hit with a tornado or anticyclone, right?
That story sounds familiar - like back in the day at Roswell...
; Julia ChildFire starting in rags sounds like the classic spontaneous combustion of oily materials. Slow oxidation of the oil builds up heat in the middle of the materials that have insulating properties. Its a poor mechanic/worker that doesn't know about that hazard. Even with light industrial equipment in the facility I managed, we made sure the contract mechanic had a fireproof can to dispose of his rags.ORIGINAL: geofflambert
Still on fire.
"Sobeck, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, told the Union-Tribune that the Navy thinks the fire began somewhere in a lower cargo hold where marine equipment and vehicles are stored.
The fire was not a fueled by fuel oil, hazardous materials or electrical causes, Sobeck told the newspaper. It was fueled by paper, cloth, rags or other materials in a standard fire. He said he is not concerned about the air quality or toxicity around the fire.
The explosion was probably caused by a change in air pressure, he told the Union-Tribune."
I sure am glad the air pressure doesn't change very often. I mean you're more likely to get hit with a tornado or anticyclone, right?
