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Originally Posted by TopHatter
This whole thing reminds me a little bit of my ex-roomate's story about the 637-class he was on that got caught in a fishing trawler's net and nearly went to the bottom due to lack of propulsion (the net had wrapped around the shaft).
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Holy Crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad I missed that one. LOL
I have stories of my own which you may have seen.
And most submariners I know have equally hair-raising tales to tell.
But if I had the chance Id do it again. Im getting pretty old now though. LOL
Its a brutal life for those who take it the most serious(ie 24/7 for prolonged periods) but if you want to find out who you really are its one of the few pursuits that can show you in a very short period of time.
And when it isnt taken serious enough by ALL involved you have incidents like the USS San Francisco.
The rewards are few but the consequences of even minor failures much less disaster haunt you a lifetime.
I know because I still wake-up in a cold sweat occasionally some 25-30 years later after a vivid bout with the past of times that werent particualrly pleasant.
Scares the hell out of my wife. LOL