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2003-05-03 East Asia

âMechanical malfunctionâ on board Chinese submarine kills 70 sailors

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Posted by Steve White 2003-05-03 02:34 am|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Chinese made diesel boat = death trap on a good day.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-05-03 09:21:44|| 2003-05-03 09:21:44|| Front Page Top

#2 suggesting that some aboard were technicians or staff officers.
Ehime Maru? Maybe it wasn't such a good idea when that know-it-all guest pulled rank on that seaman who recommended: "that might not be such a good idea, Sir.

Posted by Becky 2003-05-03 11:50:02|| 2003-05-03 11:50:02|| Front Page Top

#3 The Ming class is a reverse-engineered former Soviet Navy "Romeo" class diesel snorkel-equipped submarine. Most likely cause of death was a buildup of carbon monoxide from a poorly operating snorkel. It's happened at least once before in China, with the same class of boat. The Chinese People's Navy have two locally-designed vessels they use, and neither is noted for safety or a high level of operation. Submarines are one class of weapon where numbers can make up for poor design. Poor design in a submarine is usually fatal. This is just one such incident.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-05-03 11:50:24|| 2003-05-03 11:50:24|| Front Page Top

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