Sub Crew Aware of Japanese Boat The Associated Press Feb 21 2001 3:25PM WASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time, federal investigators are saying the crew of the USS Greeneville detected a surface ship in the area where the submarine later collided with a Japanese fishing boat. A crewman who was plotting sonar readings also has told investigators he was distracted by civilian guests in the control room and halted his work. The revelations came as the Navy delayed a rare Court of Inquiry until Monday in order to give the submarine's three top officers more time to prepare, officials said.
And we wonder why we can't keep our kids from playing with guns. Grown men playing with a nuclear sub. Four mothers have lost teenage sons to pure stupidity.