While I'm mourning the
booting of my beloved Jaywalks from the Tournament, I'll post an open thread for whatever you guys want to talk about, with a couple of international submarine news items:
1) HMS Tireless (S88) was
denied permission by the UAE to enter port for a planned port visit/crew swap in Dubai, waiting around for a week before heading off to Goa. Many family members, who had come to visit, were understandably disappointed. No reason was given. Have you ever had family members waiting for you for a port visit that was cancelled?
2) Ukrainian Navy submarine Zaporizhzhia (U-01) was
forcefully taken by Russian forces on Saturday and incorporated into the Russian Navy. I know that Eastern Europeans do things differently, but I just can't understand the concept of letting one's ship be taken by an opposing force. I'm sure they had orders from higher authority to not provide any resistance, but still...
Read the complete post at http://bubbleheads.blogspot.com/2014/03/international-submarine-open-thread.html
Posted
Mar 23 2014, 11:48 AM
by
The Stupid Shall Be Punished