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Originally posted by I-Hate-Hulse+Oct 6 2004, 04:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (I-Hate-Hulse @ Oct 6 2004, 04:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-CaptainCrunch@Oct 6 2004, 10:27 AM
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
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Yeah I think it would be hard to have faith in your boat after an incident like this. Perhaps they can share the same councillors that Navy Sea King pilots use to get over their fear of crappy equipment. Group buy on therapy time.
And to further put your fun fact into perspective into a context we can all appreciate: Payroll of the 2003/2004 Red Wings - $77.8 million. Only there's 6000 sailors and pilots on a Nimitz class carrier....Maybe Goodenow can help in their negotiations next time... [/b][/quote]
A submariner has to have absolute faith in thier boat. The Submarine service is the most dangerous job in the military due to the fact that these boats are working in an extreme environment, and if something goes wrong there is very little chance of escape. They do have escape trunks, but iirc you can only get a couple sailers out at a time, and on a ship with 56 men, its going to take a lot of time to get your guys out.
Even the guys on the most advanced subs in the world realize that if something goes wrong they might not be going home. However thier subs actually work.
Bah