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Originally posted by I-Hate-Hulse@Oct 6 2004, 04:22 PM
Worse than Thought
Looks like that fire was worse than originally thought. Damage to two decks, sounds like it melted a lot of the electricals onboard as well as a 2nd fire in an oxygen generator.
With 6-8 meter swells, that's going to be one seasick crew...
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A 2 deck fire is not a small or minor fire, its considered a major event. The fact that these guys are drifting in bad weather conditions with no propulsion worries me a lot.
I have to tell you that if I was a Canadian Submariner the first thing off of that boat when it got to Scotland would be my seabag, and I would never go back.
Usually in peacetimes electrical fires are caused by faulty wiring, not by some cook dropping his pot.
Its another thing that they're going to have to check on the other three boats, thus delaying thier deployment and forcing us to go way over budget.
Fun fact
The average payroll on a US aircraft carrier over a year is $89,700,000