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sarisataka

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8. Nope

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 2, 2021, 10:07 AM

Nov 2021

NOAA says we have yet to explore over 80%. There are many things to be discovered, sometimes found by running into them

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US Navy finds damaged nuclear sub hit underwater mountain [View all] Klaralven Nov 2021 OP

Who had the sonar watch? marble falls Nov 2021 #1

Yah, well, if it's running in silent mode, it's not using sonar to look ahead. MineralMan Nov 2021 #2

In that they were making a flag show cruise in a disputed area, I don't know why they'd rig silent. marble falls Nov 2021 #4

I doubt they were doing that, actually. MineralMan Nov 2021 #5

They use this class of submarines for spying hack89 Nov 2021 #9

Active sonar is sort of like using a lantern to see while avoiding enemies in the dark. Towlie Nov 2021 #24

Are they SURE it wasn't The Kracken? underpants Nov 2021 #3

Definitely the Kraken bluewater Nov 2021 #13

And who released it? madinmaryland Nov 2021 #34

How can there be an uncharted seamount? lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #6

Nope sarisataka Nov 2021 #8

I guess the maps are lower resolution than they appear? lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #10

They do have macro maps sarisataka Nov 2021 #14

Hmm, not a sailor, so I wasn't up on the latest. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #15

Typically they do sarisataka Nov 2021 #18

Oh, yeah, THAT 7-11 DFW Nov 2021 #31

Not to the resolution required to detect all navigation hazards. hack89 Nov 2021 #11

Is it also possible there could be geologic reformations Ilsa Nov 2021 #25

Not a career enhancing event for the commanding officer. cloudbase Nov 2021 #7

It depends how well trained his navigation team is hack89 Nov 2021 #12

Passive sonar may not have been up to the task. hunter Nov 2021 #16

Passive sonar will never detect a sea mount hack89 Nov 2021 #19

Blind people learn to image their environment using ambient sound. hunter Nov 2021 #21

Littoral waters like the South China Sea are a sonic nightmare hack89 Nov 2021 #23

It makes one feel sorry for the animals who have to suffer that. hunter Nov 2021 #27

The biggest technical issue is getting meaningful tactical ranges hack89 Nov 2021 #32

We started talking about underwater mountains... hunter Nov 2021 #33

I'm not so certain. cloudbase Nov 2021 #17

Different situation hack89 Nov 2021 #20

The basic math is that if the captain ran aground or hit another vessel, he's toast. pecosbob Nov 2021 #22

It hasn't arrived in Guam yet Brother Buzz Nov 2021 #26

Here's a video showing the photos pecosbob Nov 2021 #28

Cool, it made it to Guam, but according to the second video.... Brother Buzz Nov 2021 #29

Yeah...they're liable to take it back to it's original boatyard as the damage is major pecosbob Nov 2021 #30