USS Connecticut SSN22 - Collision
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Topic: USS Connecticut SSN22 - Collision
Posted By: gerry
Subject: USS Connecticut SSN22 - Collision
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2021 at 6:55pm
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Apparently, USS Connecticut (SSN22) was off doing what she does... in the South China Sea... and suffered a collision while submerged. 11 sailors were injured ("moderate to minor") and the plant/engineering spaces were not damaged. There is much speculation bouncing around about the incident of course. "Anonymous" sources report that there are no geological features in the area that would account for the collision. Some are blaming a rogue partly-submerged shipping container and some are thinking the "object" was another submarine. While either are plausible, I just don't see even a 53' shipping container doing that kind of damage to the forward section of SSN22. The ship should be making port in Guam this evening (if it hasn't already). https://news.usni.org/2021/10/07/breaking-attack-submarine-uss-connecticut-suffers-underwater-in-pacific" rel="nofollow - USNI and https://www.navytimes.com/breaking-news/2021/10/07/several-sailors-injured-after-submarine-uss-connecticut-struck-an-object-underwater-earlier-this-month/" rel="nofollow - Navy Times have good articles, as well as this one from the https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42669/one-of-the-navys-prized-seawolf-class-submarines-has-suffered-an-underwater-collision" rel="nofollow - War Zone . Nothing from Covert Shores/HI Sutton yet, but expected soon. ------------- MT2/SS USS Simon Bolivar - SSBN 641 (B) USS Henry M. Jackson - SSBN 730 (B) USSVI - Wyoming Base |
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Posted By: SaltiDawg
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2021 at 9:10am
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"According to AP, the officials said the object the USS Connecticut collided with was not another submarine. One of the officials quoted by the agency said it could have been a sunken vessel or container, or other uncharted object." We'll see! |
Posted By: Runner485
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2021 at 11:06am
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First thing I thought of was the mountain that the 711 ran into on the way to Guam, which the article said the Connecticut was going to also. Lots of speculation to be sure....Also thought of her running into a chinese boat. ------------- DBF Joe SS485,CVA42 Holland Club Mid-Atlantic Base |
Posted By: Rontini599
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2021 at 4:50pm
Investigation Concludes USS Connecticut Grounded on Uncharted Seamount in South China SeaThis post has been updated with a statement from U.S. 7th Fleet. Investigators have determined USS Connecticut (SSN-22) hit an uncharted seamount that grounded the nuclear attack submarine on the underwater feature in the South China Sea Navy, USNI News has learned. https://news.usni.org/2021/11/01/investigation-concludes-uss-connecticut-grounded-on-uncharted-sea-mount-in-south-china-sea" rel="nofollow - MORE ------------- My heroes wear dog tags, not shoulder pads |
Posted By: Rontini599
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2021 at 3:40pm
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Vice Adm Karl Thomas has relieved CO, XO, COB from the USS Connecticut due to lack of confidence. ------------- My heroes wear dog tags, not shoulder pads |
Posted By: gerry
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2021 at 7:42pm
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Unfortunate for them if the object they hit was indeed uncharted. Surprised the NAV and ANAV survived the purge.
------------- MT2/SS USS Simon Bolivar - SSBN 641 (B) USS Henry M. Jackson - SSBN 730 (B) USSVI - Wyoming Base |
Posted By: Rontini599
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2021 at 11:11am
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Using a method called vertical gravity grading -- taking satellite altimetry measurements of the Earth's gravitational field -- and overlaying those results with mapping of http://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/asia/us-navy-submarine-south-china-sea-intl-hnk-ml/index.html" rel="nofollow - the bottom of the South China Sea , he was able to identify 27 places where the Connecticut could have hit a seamount that was not on US Navy charts. "These are places where the gravity predicts there is something shallower than 400 meters (1,312 feet), around the depth where a submarine might run into it," he said. In the busy South China Sea, through which a third of the world's maritime trade passes and where China has been building and militarily fortifying man-made islands, less than 50% of the sea bottom has been mapped, David Sandwell, a professor of geophysics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California, told CNN. ------------- My heroes wear dog tags, not shoulder pads |
Posted By: Rontini599
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2021 at 6:23pm
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As a result of the above, the entire Submarine Force is undergoing Navigational Safety Training. ------------- My heroes wear dog tags, not shoulder pads |
Posted By: Runner485
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2021 at 9:35am
Navy Sub Crews Told to Stand Down After Preventable Collision in the Pacific https://www.military.com/#facebook" rel="nofollow">
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The http://www.military.com/navy" rel="nofollow - Navy has ordered all https://www.military.com/equipment/submarines" rel="nofollow - submarine crews to conduct a navigation stand down -- a period of additional training -- after an underwater collision damaged a sub in the South China Sea last month. Cmdr. Paul Macapagal, a spokesman for the commander of all submarine forces, said crews will be reviewing lessons learned from the USS Connecticut collision as well as the Navy’s existing rules on sound navigation practices. That will include the “required procedures in navigation planning, operations, risk management and best practices,” he said in a phone interview. https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Biographies/BioDisplay/Article/2236375/vice-admiral-william-houston/" rel="nofollow - Vice Adm. William Houston and https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Biographies/BioDisplay/Article/2236326/rear-admiral-jeffrey-jablon/" rel="nofollow - Rear Adm. Jeffrey Jablon , the Navy’s top two submarine commanders, released a joint message ordering the stand down Wednesday, but Macapagal emphasized that it will not impact submarine operations. The USS Connecticut, a Seawolf-class submarine, https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/11/01/officials-damaged-us-navy-sub-struck-underwater-mountain.html" rel="nofollow - struck an unidentified seamount or underwater mountain on Oct. 2 . The boat has https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/10/08/damaged-us-sub-port-after-collision-south-china-sea.html" rel="nofollow - since sailed to Guam , where it is undergoing a damage assessment, repairs and testing, Cmdr. Cindy Fields, a spokeswoman for the Pacific Submarine Force, told Military.com in a statement. The collision also https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/11/04/navy-fires-2-top-officers-of-submarine-damaged-collision.html" rel="nofollow - led the Navy to fire the boat’s top two officers and its highest enlisted sailor. Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, relieved Cmdr. Cameron Aljilani as commanding officer, Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Cashin as executive officer, and Master Chief Sonar Technician Cory Rodgers as chief of the boat, due to “loss of confidence.” The Navy has not released details about the nature of the damage the collision caused to the Connecticut. An earlier statement from the Navy noted that an investigation determined the Connecticut “grounded on an uncharted seamount while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region.” The investigation also found that “sound judgement, prudent decision-making, and adherence to required procedures in navigation planning, watch team execution and risk management could have prevented the incident.” The Navy said that the submarine will eventually return to Bremerton, Washington, for repairs. -- Konstantin Toropin can be reached at konstantin.toropin@military.com. Follow him on Twitter https://twitter.com/KToropin" rel="nofollow - @ktoropin . ------------- DBF Joe SS485,CVA42 Holland Club Mid-Atlantic Base |
Posted By: 610ET
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2022 at 7:35pm
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Was CT routed through that area? If so and the charts did not denote a sea mount, what actions should the CO, XO and COB have taken to prevent the collision? What about the routers? Shouldn't they receive the same disipline? More to the story?
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