View Full Version : San Juan nuclear submarine in false alarm drama
Esther
03-15-2007, 01:01 PM
San Juan nuclear submarine in false alarm drama
March 14, 2007
Washington, D.C. - A false alarm led the Pentagon overnight to scramble to save a nuclear-powered submarine that U.S. Navy officials feared was lying helpless on the ocean floor off Jacksonville, Fla.
"There were a number of events that led us to believe we had a submarine in distress," said Navy spokesman Phil McGuinn. He said communication was lost with the vessel, and Navy ships reported having seen a red flare in the area.
President Bush, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter Pace were alerted, and top military leaders hustled into the Pentagon overnight to oversee a search-and-rescue plan for the vessel and its 140 officers and crew members, whose families were alerted of the possible tragedy.
But all fears were put to rest several hours later, when contact was re-established with the sub, whose officers told officials they had never been in peril and had had no idea of the hullabaloo that had been raised on their behalf.
Naval authorities said Wednesday they were trying to determine why communication was lost with the San Juan, whose captain is Comdr. Michael Martin, a 24-year Navy veteran.
What do you make of this???
Digging4Truth
03-15-2007, 01:17 PM
What do you make of this???
A submarine lost communication for a period of time and they are trying to determin why communication was lost.
Esther
03-15-2007, 01:27 PM
A submarine lost communication for a period of time and they are trying to determin why communication was lost.
If I understood them correctly it was for quite some time. It is scary when you know it was a nuclear sub.
they didnt even know they were missing.
Esther
03-15-2007, 02:07 PM
they didnt even know they were missing.
Amazing isn't it?
Amazing isn't it?
Not if you know anything about subs. "lost communication" is a misnomer.
Subs go dark according to orders. I suspect that they were running typical ops in the atlantic doing what they were supposed to do but some duty officer had a different set of orders he was looking at on the Base.
that guy thought they were supposed to make contact and they didnt. proper alarms were sent out, and proceedures were followed, then all the sudden the San Juan popped up when their orders said to and poof, there goes the drill.
Esther
03-15-2007, 02:18 PM
Not if you know anything about subs. "lost communication" is a misnomer.
Subs go dark according to orders. I suspect that they were running typical ops in the atlantic doing what they were supposed to do but some duty officer had a different set of orders he was looking at on the Base.
that guy thought they were supposed to make contact and they didnt. proper alarms were sent out, and proceedures were followed, then all the sudden the San Juan popped up when their orders said to and poof, there goes the drill.
Ahhh, were you ever on a sub?
Ahhh, were you ever on a sub?
surface fleet... close enough to know how things work.
Esther
03-15-2007, 02:21 PM
surface fleet... close enough to know how things work.
Thanks for the explanation.
Makes sense to me anyway. :)
daddyof2
03-15-2007, 02:30 PM
Thanks for the explanation.
Makes sense to me anyway. :)
What were you thinking?
Esther
03-15-2007, 02:33 PM
What were you thinking?
I was thinking this is a US Nuclear Sub lost communications...scary.
Digging4Truth
03-15-2007, 02:43 PM
My brother was on a Frigate (USS Fanning)
He said one night a guy was on deck and the moon was flickering on the water below. My brother told him that what he was seeing was a submarine signalling the ship. He believed it.
Now THAT... is scary. :)
My brother was on a Frigate (USS Fanning)
He said one night a guy was on deck and the moon was flickering on the water below. My brother told him that what he was seeing was a submarine signalling the ship. He believed it.
Now THAT... is scary. :)
There are no end of scary stories about some of the sailors I have known.
some of the brightest people I have had the honor of serving with were enlisted men in the Navy. Some of the people I served with were dumber than a box of rocks (and that is a quote).
Digging4Truth
03-15-2007, 03:16 PM
There are no end of scary stories about some of the sailors I have known.
some of the brightest people I have had the honor of serving with were enlisted men in the Navy. Some of the people I served with were dumber than a box of rocks (and that is a quote).
The rocks mention reminds me of one time my brother apparently earned the ire of a young lady in the area they were stationed.
She looked at him and said.... "eat rocks"
He said... Man... eat rocks... now that's harsh.
:)
Praxeas
03-15-2007, 03:43 PM
They must have been on a secret mission for the Rothchilds and nobody informed the American government. Let's see what Bro Essias has to say :toofunny
They must have been on a secret mission for the Rothchilds and nobody informed the American government. Let's see what Bro Essias has to say :toofunny
Prax, Im not sure, Essias is going to have to confirm, but I think that sub was tourchering Kalid Shaik Mohammed into cofessing to blowing up WTC7
Esther
03-15-2007, 03:51 PM
They must have been on a secret mission for the Rothchilds and nobody informed the American government. Let's see what Bro Essias has to say :toofunny
You be bad.:neener
Praxeas
03-15-2007, 04:07 PM
Prax, Im not sure, Essias is going to have to confirm, but I think that sub was tourchering Kalid Shaik Mohammed into cofessing to blowing up WTC7
Now that could be....man...what a way to be keel hauled....by a submarine for over a week? Not fun at all :ignore
Praxeas
03-15-2007, 04:11 PM
BTW just because I think Essias is a conspiracy nut does in no way mean I don't believe there are conspiracies :-)
Just kidding. I don't think he is a nut. He does seem to have a penchant for these conspiracies. I try to take them with a grain of salt. I don't doubt there are conspiracies but not everything is a conspiracy or nor is the right person being identified in the conspiracy. For example...a bunch of Muslims doing 9/11 IS a conspiracy. They conspired to do it. They need not have the US government involved.
On the other hand a US conspiracy of 9/11 need not involved remote controlled Jetliners either. It could be they knew of the plot and did nothing to stop it. I notice conspiracy folks seem to go to extremes when in reality conspiracies are more subtle and less obvious
BTW just because I think Essias is a conspiracy nut does in no way mean I don't believe there are conspiracies :-)
Just kidding. I don't think he is a nut. He does seem to have a penchant for these conspiracies. I try to take them with a grain of salt. I don't doubt there are conspiracies but not everything is a conspiracy or nor is the right person being identified in the conspiracy. For example...a bunch of Muslims doing 9/11 IS a conspiracy. They conspired to do it. They need not have the US government involved.
On the other hand a US conspiracy of 9/11 need not involved remote controlled Jetliners either. It could be they knew of the plot and did nothing to stop it. I notice conspiracy folks seem to go to extremes when in reality conspiracies are more subtle and less obvious
I think there shall hence forth and forever more be a new Political Triumverate (Chan please correct my spelling)
Prax, CC1, and the FOOD POPE!
we think a lot alike on these things.
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