Re: [OT] Navy releases photos of U.S.S. San Francisco

From: Neil Gerace (geracen_at_iinet.net.au)
Date: 01/30/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 07:44:17 +0800

"Pat Flannery" <flanner@daktel.com> wrote in message
news:10vk5n4i9no2k88@corp.supernews.com...
> I'm still trying to figure out how you cave in the side of the sub's bow
> when hitting a submerged mountain; the thing must have been shaped like
> Devil's Tower with near vertical sides.

Well, there might easily have been some local vertical face, while the rest
of the mountain could still be shaped like Mt Fuji. My question is why
didn't they see it? All that technology, and they can't detect what's right
in front. At 500 feet I suppose we can rule out a Japanese fishing boat this
time.

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