TheCelt67 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/argentina-submarine-latest-news-missing-crew-death-fears-oxygen-supply-a8070466.html Not looking good for the crew. Certainly for me, this would be up there amongst the worst ways to die. Not sure about where this will sit with the Facebook grief junkies in regards to Argentina flags on profile pictures or if we've still to be sore at them about the Falklands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Tbh they dont have Zen Archer with them telling his Jim Davidson esq jokes. On a more serious note, Im an ex submariner and yes, its a horrible thought to be in that situation. Hope they guys (and lass) get rescued safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worktheshaft Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Gotcha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, Addie said: Tbh they dont have Zen Archer with them telling his Jim Davidson esq jokes. On a more serious note, Im an ex submariner and yes, its a horrible thought to be in that situation. Hope they guys (and lass) get rescued safely. Since this must be an anticipated if unexpected eventuality in any submarine, however low the risk, do they have any high strength valium or something to dole out when it looks like the end? Might keep the oxygen going a bit longer. Horrible place to be and hope they survive, but it would come just below dying on an upper floor of a tower block fire after the exits are blocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 31 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Since this must be an anticipated if unexpected eventuality in any submarine, however low the risk, do they have any high strength valium or something to dole out when it looks like the end? Might keep the oxygen going a bit longer. Horrible place to be and hope they survive, but it would come just below dying on an upper floor of a tower block fire after the exits are blocked. I dont know about those types of boats as they are diesel engines I think, but our ones have two escape tanks. You can literary place yourself in a pressured tank and you shot up to the surface. Frankly I dont fancy that - the nitrogen in your blood builds up and you would get 'the bends' for one. We trained in Portsmouth for that eventuality. Thi svideo may be (or may not) be of interest. As for the meds - unsure tbh. Id be inclined to crack open the cans of beer in all honesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Sorry - wrong link - that's an American one. Here is the UK one, based in Gosport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Did they sail too close to the Ice Wall and were destroyed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 14 minutes ago, Addie said: As for the meds - unsure tbh. Id be inclined to crack open the cans of beer in all honesty I'm disgusted that Royal Navy submariners are allowed to drink beer, some in control of nuclear weapons and engines and such. In my day they were given a mere bottle of rum a day, and thankful for it I tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Drinking at sea is a no no on boats. Mainly because its 6 on 6 off watches. Beer is for when pulling up alongside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Being fired out of a failed submarine like a torpedo is only mildly less horrifying than being on a submarine in the first place, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 7 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Being fired out of a failed submarine like a torpedo is only mildly less horrifying than being on a submarine in the first place, thanks. Its actually good fun, I know that's hard to believe but after you do your first 'practice' run from 9 metres you get confident that it works. They stopped doing it a good few years back, the 'tank' is still there and you do non pressurised refreshers but no practice escapes. Most submariners will have been in some 'iffy' situations if they've been doing it for a while, there's a lot of scope for things to go wrong. You don't have time to think about things in an emergency although I daresay the whole hanging around waiting to die/be rescued would be pretty grim I guess, thankfully I've not had to do that bit. As Addie says, time to crack the cans, that lassie might have a few sore bits too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 I haven't seen this story so I'm just going to assume Jeremy Clarkson rammed it with an underwater car or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Wr should mount a rescue mission and if it's successful, sink it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Britain has sent a plane to help look for it. You get so accustomed to us sending planes to bomb the f**k out of poor far away people it was a shock to hear us doing something nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Could have been worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Shandon Par said: Britain has sent a plane to help look for it. You get so accustomed to us sending planes to bomb the f**k out of poor far away people it was a shock to hear us doing something nice. Especially those corn beef munchers. Grrrr etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 I saw a sub earlier. Maybe it was the missing one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Thought this was a Walter Rojas thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 They think it's blown up now. So all the knicker wetters worried about asphyxiation can calm down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Suppose being blown up is a better way to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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