USS Hartford and USS New Orleans bump

maverick06 · 08:55 PM

Well, as you may have seen in the news, the USS Hartford and the USS New Orleans bumped while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. 15 people suffered minor injuries onboard the USS Hartford. No injuries on the USS New Orleans, but she did spill 25,000 gal of fuel.

There are many articles discussing it (CNN, BBC, etc...) but the most detailed I found was from the Navy: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/0...ision_032009w/

Best of luck to both crews.

I felt this was thread worthy... its kind of big news....

Twizter68 · Mar 21, 2009, 05:49 AM

Reading the Navy times bit, it sounds like the Hartford either was trying to surface, or simply ran up behind the New Orleans...I'll put $20 on the Hartford's CO getting relieved.

maverick06 · Mar 21, 2009, 04:26 PM

agreed....

check out the damage pictures (from the navy's website)

leccyflyer · Mar 21, 2009, 04:36 PM

Hmmmm looks like someone's NCB just took a hit...

Park_Flyer · Mar 21, 2009, 04:40 PM

Holy

the sail is bent!

Twizter68 · Mar 21, 2009, 04:44 PM

Yep, they surfaced underneath her......Sonar musta been asleep at the

scope....

leccyflyer · Mar 21, 2009, 04:50 PM

"Give me one ping, Vasily..."

Park_Flyer · Mar 21, 2009, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leccyflyer

"Give me one ping, Vasily..."

Love that movie! My wife and I actually call it "One Ping Only".

Arbo · Mar 21, 2009, 06:30 PM

Good thing they make those sails tough. If they weren't that bridge hatch is a BIG hole into the boat... would not be good at all.

Paul
(who's boat never surfaced into anything except open ocean)

maverick06 · Mar 21, 2009, 08:11 PM

The Stupid Shall Be Punished is a great submarine blog. They have a lot of good articles, including this topic... There are a lot of comments on it and speculation as to how it happened. Of course its just speculation... but probably some pretty informed opinions as to how it happened. Might be worth a shot...

http://bubbleheads.blogspot.com/2009...us-amphib.html

Suggest you read it if you are interested in subs... or just this topic...

Mar 20, 2009, 08:49 PM	#1
maverick06 Go Navy! USA, PA, Media Joined Apr 2005 906 Posts	USS Hartford and USS New Orleans bump Well, as you may have seen in the news, the USS Hartford and the USS New Orleans bumped while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. 15 people suffered minor injuries onboard the USS Hartford. No injuries on the USS New Orleans, but she did spill 25,000 gal of fuel. There are many articles discussing it (CNN, BBC, etc...) but the most detailed I found was from the Navy: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/0...ision_032009w/ Best of luck to both crews. I felt this was thread worthy... its kind of big news....
	Last edited by maverick06; Mar 20, 2009 at 08:55 PM.

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Mar 21, 2009, 05:49 AM	#2
Twizter68 Owns an Evil Black Rifle United States, TX, Weatherford Joined Dec 2005 1,014 Posts	Reading the Navy times bit, it sounds like the Hartford either was trying to surface, or simply ran up behind the New Orleans...I'll put $20 on the Hartford's CO getting relieved.

Mar 21, 2009, 04:26 PM	#3
maverick06 Go Navy! USA, PA, Media Joined Apr 2005 906 Posts	agreed.... check out the damage pictures (from the navy's website)

Mar 21, 2009, 04:36 PM	#4
leccyflyer All under control, Grommit! NW England Joined Sep 2000 11,651 Posts	Hmmmm looks like someone's NCB just took a hit...

Mar 21, 2009, 04:40 PM	#5
Park_Flyer Shall not be infringed. United States, VA, Virginia Beach Joined Jun 2005 1,602 Posts	Holy the sail is bent!

Mar 21, 2009, 04:44 PM	#6
Twizter68 Owns an Evil Black Rifle United States, TX, Weatherford Joined Dec 2005 1,014 Posts	Yep, they surfaced underneath her......Sonar musta been asleep at the scope....

Mar 21, 2009, 04:50 PM	#7
leccyflyer All under control, Grommit! NW England Joined Sep 2000 11,651 Posts	"Give me one ping, Vasily..."

Mar 21, 2009, 06:30 PM	#9
Arbo Suspended Account Joined May 2000 8,525 Posts	Good thing they make those sails tough. If they weren't that bridge hatch is a BIG hole into the boat... would not be good at all. Paul (who's boat never surfaced into anything except open ocean)

Mar 21, 2009, 08:11 PM	#10
maverick06 Go Navy! USA, PA, Media Joined Apr 2005 906 Posts	The Stupid Shall Be Punished is a great submarine blog. They have a lot of good articles, including this topic... There are a lot of comments on it and speculation as to how it happened. Of course its just speculation... but probably some pretty informed opinions as to how it happened. Might be worth a shot... http://bubbleheads.blogspot.com/2009...us-amphib.html Suggest you read it if you are interested in subs... or just this topic...