The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine Georgia prepares to moor outboard of the submarine tender Emory S. Land in Diego Garcia in September 2011. File Photo: US Navy
A $2 Bolt Caused Millions In Damages To One Of America's Premier Nuclear Subs -- Business Insider
An incident that locked up a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine for three months of repairs — totaling $2.2 million — boiled down to an embarrassing series of actions by the crew, reports Sam Fellman at Navy Times.
It all started when crew members of the USS Georgia heard a "whump!" noise when the vessel's propulsion shaft started spinning.
Fellman reports their subsequent actions were in complete ignorance of "standard operation procedures and common sense."
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Update #1: $2.2M sub mishap was ‘avoidable,’ report says -- Navy Times
Update #2: How a Single Bolt Sidelined a Submarine for Three Months -- Gizmodo
My Comment: Accidents happen .... as well as silly and/or stupid mistakes. But this snafu was a very bad one .... especially when this sub was needed in a military operation.
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