Sub goes missing in Indonesia
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Yep, poor buggers. The fact that they're finding parts of it floating around presumably suggests the hull imploded, which at least would be a small mercy for the crew.hanno wrote: ↑Sat Apr 24, 2021 9:41 pm The sub is lost:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56871694
Re: Sub goes missing in Indonesia
Metal fatigue must be a big factor in a sub that old, even the long serving Los Angeles class were decommissioned in less time.
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I did some cave diving in the Bahamas back in the 70's.ergosemper wrote: ↑Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:40 pm When it comes to the worst death imaginable, the only parallel to this gruesome incident that I can think of is cave diving or caving (spelunking). Truly nightmarish. Being hopelessly stuck thousands of feet below the ocean is akin to the Nutty Putty and Mossdale Caverns tragedies.
You really had to keep ur shit together
also did some spelunking in West Virginia and Kentucky, we would go in for days at a time, when we would sleep... no lights, cant see ur hand 2 inches on from of ur face.
at least in a sub it would be quick once the air ran out( u just go to sleep) or the sub imploded cause it was to deep
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When i was in the RAN reserves** in the late 60's we were given a tour of HMAS Oxley, one of Australia's six Oberon class subs. (British design and build)
'One of the scariest experiences of my life. Sooo flocking cramped.
I reckon my lifelong high-end claustrophobia probably stems from this visit - it induced teenage imaginings of exactly the same kind of experience as these poor Indonesian submariners actually experienced.
And it probably explains why submariners are always considered a bit wild and "mad", even compared with normal sailors standards.
Istirahat Dengan Damai, teman kita - you are amongst the very mad-bravest of them all.
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'One of the scariest experiences of my life. Sooo flocking cramped.
I reckon my lifelong high-end claustrophobia probably stems from this visit - it induced teenage imaginings of exactly the same kind of experience as these poor Indonesian submariners actually experienced.
And it probably explains why submariners are always considered a bit wild and "mad", even compared with normal sailors standards.
Istirahat Dengan Damai, teman kita - you are amongst the very mad-bravest of them all.
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