I believe it is going back to shore for a renaming ceremony " Destitute". :) Hugh -----Original Message----- From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of MerlinSub@t-online.de Sent: Saturday, 23 October 2010 9:13 p.m. To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sub aground Funny close to the shore.. ..but for me looks more like a navigation error. But maybe the sonar tecs put just one red and one black cabel on the wrong terminals.. You can increase the picture by click it. www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/23/3046371.htm vbr Carsten "Marc de Piolenc" <piolenc@archivale.com> schrieb: > What fascinated me was that the sub was engaged in "putting people > ashore!" Was this a simulated Commando raid? When does a deep-draft > vessel like a sub ever put people ashore other than at dockside? > > Best, > Marc > > Archivale catalog: http://www.archivale.com/catalog > Polymath weblog: http://www.archivale.com/weblog > Translation services: http://www.proz.com/profile/639380 > Ducted fans: http://massflow.archivale.com/ > > On 10/23/2010 9:08 AM, Brian Cox wrote: > > Not very "astute" of the capitan ! Maybe time for a desk job. > > > > Brian > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org > > [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org]On Behalf Of > > MerlinSub@t-online.de > > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:06 AM > > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org > > Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sub aground > > > > > > > > Smile again.. in the best tradition of the Royal Navy. > > In there history they even run big battleship on the rocks.. > > > > vbr Carsten > > > > "Martin Purser"<mpurser@ibl.bm> schrieb: > >> PORTREE, Scotland, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A nearly $2-billion British nuclear > >> submarine has run aground on rocks off the Scottish coast, but there is no > >> danger of radiation leaks, officials said. > >> > >> HMS Astute was believed to be undergoing sea trials, and isn't expected to > >> enter service until next year, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday. > >> > >> Astute has been called the most advanced nuclear submarine in the world, > > and > >> details of its propulsion system could be revealed as it sits waiting to > > be > >> pulled from rocks off the Isle of Skye, the report said. > >> > >> "Astute ran aground by her very stern earlier this morning as she was > >> transferring people ashore," a Navy spokesman said. "There's no nuclear > >> issue or no environmental issue that we are aware of and no one has been > >> hurt." > >> > >> The Navy took possession of the submarine in August; it isn't known > > whether > >> the boat, which can carry up to 38 Tomahawk cruise missiles and Spearfish > >> torpedoes, was carrying any weapons. > >> > >> "This is not a nuclear incident," said a Ministry of Defense spokeswoman. > >> "We are responding to the incident and can confirm that there are no > >> injuries to personnel and the submarine remains watertight." > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Suite 130 > >> > >> 2 Lovers Lane > >> > >> Paget PG05 > >> > >> Bermuda > >> > >> Tel 441 534 9942 > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************ > > ************************************************************************ > > ************************************************************************ > > The personal submersibles mailing list complies with the US Federal > > CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. 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