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| One iPod, one submarine - £60M damage |
| 2010-04-10 |
| A US nuclear sub rammed another ship causing nearly £60MILLION damage - while its navigator was listening to his iPod. Sailors aboard the USS Hartford had also rigged up loudspeakers so they could play MUSIC on duty, an official report found last night. Sonar operators and radio men were missing from their posts. Others drove the attack sub while "with one hand on the controls and their shoes off", it said. The report slammed the navigator, who was listening to his iPod in his cabin while revising for an exam at the time. The captain, Commander Ryan Brookhart, was relieved of his duties after the Navy found that more than 30 errors, - including "an informal atmosphere" and "a weak command" - led to the "avoidable accident". Fifteen sailors on the Hartford were injured when it hit the transport ship USS New Orleans in the Persian Gulf in March 2009. Navy chiefs approved a whopping £57million repair bill for the Hartford and another £1.5million for the New Orleans. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 But wait, there's more! Womyn soon to be allowed to volunteer for duty on US submarines. Forget the iPod and tunes, we've got some REAL maritime distraction coming your way sailors! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-04-10 19:57 |
| #7 retards. I'm actually fairly laidback for a jarhead but this is beyond idiocy. Beer on the pier, do crazy shit after you break ice on the polar caps are all good to go in my book. Your navO listening to John Mayer or whatever while negotiating the straits of hormuz is Idiocracy Level stupidity. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2010-04-10 17:08 |
| #6 That will be career ender for virtually anyone in a command position on that boat, officer or enlisted. Even if the officers are slackers, the chiefs should be maintaining discipline. That's assuming they're not court-martialed for derelection of duty. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2010-04-10 12:50 |
| #5 Serious amount of slack, where's the Goats (including Chief of the Boat) that usually keep this kinda thing on a chain? |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2010-04-10 11:01 |
| #4 And I just about had a aneurism when I read that they didn't have their shoes on. Back in the real world, I'm wondering why they weren't aware of the ship. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-04-10 10:02 |
| #3 Sailors aboard the USS Hartford had also rigged up loudspeakers so they could play MUSIC on duty, an official report found last night. Outrager! This shit must stop nao! It's unheard of, I mean wtf? MUSIC? On a sub? Damn someones needs to be admonished severely. Got it, no smoking from nao on. That'll teach 'em. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2010-04-10 09:12 |
| #2 And bowing a few times wouldnt hurt either. |
| Posted by: BlackBart 2010-04-10 08:58 |
| #1 I think Obama should apologise. |
| Posted by: BlackBart 2010-04-10 08:57 |