USS Connecticut seen underway during better times.
Warzone/The Drive: Why Multi-Billion Dollar Nuclear Submarines Still Run Into Things Underwater
A veteran submariner explains the challenges crews face navigating complex undersea environments that they can't even see. On October 7, 2021, we learned that one of the U.S. Navy's prized Seawolf class nuclear fast attack submarines—one of just three ever built—had suffered a serious underwater collision. The incident supposedly occurred while the USS Connecticut (SSN-22) was operating in or very near the tumultuous South China Sea. The damaged submarine subsequently limped its way to Guam so that the damage can be assessed. Thankfully, nobody on board died and the vessel's nuclear reactor remained in a safe condition.
Exactly what Connecticut hit remains a mystery, but many have expressed their utter puzzlement to us as to how a multi-billion dollar nuclear submarine that is laden with some of the most capable sensors on the planet — literally one of the most advanced vehicles mankind has ever built — can just run into something below the waves.
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4 comments:
Subs drive blind underwater. No sonar as it would give away where they are. Precise navigation and detailed mapping of the ocean floor is what is used for navigation. Now what if a sea mount rises from the ocean floor before anyone maps it? What if the Seawolf was trailing a Chinese sub and got to close? What if the Chinese sank large structures in the likely sub routes that were big enough to cause a collision?
All possible.
always difficult to see underwater. Especially if you close your eyes.
Kind of like playing jacks, but for higher stakes
What 453 said
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