BS: Nuke Sub grounded off Skye UK

Subject: RE: BS: Nuke Sub grounded off Skye UK
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 28 Dec 10 - 12:17 AM

Well Les "best in the world" may have been part of the sales pitch but several years later with them still unfit for sea duty surely you don't still believe that. The first one caught fire near Ireland and that is only the start of the trouble. Mostly I would blame the Canadian Navy and my own government for being so damn stupid! Buyer beware!
Here is a news update on these useless tubs:
Canadian Submarine

Subject: RE: BS: Nuke Sub grounded off Skye UK
From: GUEST,Alan Whittle
Date: 28 Dec 10 - 11:18 AM

'Well put John. That's precisely why I posed the question "Any of you spent much time navigating a nuclear submarine around the Kyles of Lochalsh? Or navigating any kind of sea-going vessel anywhere?"

As usual, the self-elected Mudcat "Experts-on-Everything" have taken great delight in slagging off a group of courageous, skilled people who do difficult, dangerous things, of which they themselves have no experience whatsoever.'

I agree totally Johnny. The whole incident puts me in mind of when me and a mate were twelve years old and we were on a secret reconaissance mision looking at ladies wobbly bits under water in Skegness swimming pools with our snorkels. I can tell you - it was a damn tricky business. You never knew where you were going to come up.

Consequently I have every sympathy with this submariner. Luckily when we fell into enemy hands we had our false names and cover stories ready. although there was machine outside the mens changing rooms, dispensing a dollop of brylcreem for a penny, and we didn't hang about to use it that day.

Subject: RE: BS: Nuke Sub grounded off Skye UK
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 28 Dec 10 - 12:54 PM

LOL Al!