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pcernie

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Cruiser collides with nuclear sub off US East Coast

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-19940049

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Re: Cruiser collides with nuclear sub off US East Coast

Maybe they thought that they were playing Hunt for Red October?

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Re: Cruiser collides with nuclear sub off US East Coast


	Quote: A spokesman said such collisions were "fairly rare"

LOL you'd blooming well hope so!

Could have been a much more serious news story if circumstances had been different by just a few seconds

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Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:21 pm

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Re: Cruiser collides with nuclear sub off US East Coast

To be fair, we've done worse:

HMS Nottingham

HMS Astute

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Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:50 pm

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Re: Cruiser collides with nuclear sub off US East Coast


	Linux_User wrote: To be fair, we've done worse: HMS Nottingham HMS Astute

And with fewer ships which is achievement in itself.

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Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:32 pm

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Re: Cruiser collides with nuclear sub off US East Coast


	Linux_User wrote: To be fair, we've done worse: HMS Nottingham HMS Astute

+1
At least the cruiser was moving. We hit rocks.

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:39 am

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Re: Cruiser collides with nuclear sub off US East Coast

l3v1ck wrote:


	Linux_User wrote: To be fair, we've done worse: HMS Nottingham HMS Astute

+1
At least the cruiser was moving. We hit rocks.

Reminds me of this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x91iciAYcw0

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:26 am

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Re: Cruiser collides with nuclear sub off US East Coast


	Amnesia10 wrote: Reminds me of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x91iciAYcw0

I was trying to find that to post earlier :lol:

Shame they put the punch-line in the video title

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