[greasepaint]

What is the longitude and latitude of the
'newly discovered' seamount?

Have Navy charts been updated?

[Textide]

The article says "a little more than 400 miles southeast of Guam"..."in an area where official Navy charts list 6,000 feet of water." But apparently the crew were still monitoring the depth of the ocean floor beneath them and not relying entirely on the chart.

IMO, it was a preventable accident. But like Prost1 said in post #5, I'm not a sailor or seaman either, but I agree with the list of questions he posted.

[GATOR NAVY]

*81023 5Ed. 8/12/89 LAST NM 18/02 6/05

Add Danger circle [K40] “Obstn Rep (2005)” (PA) 7°44.7'N 147°11.6'E

Add Danger circle “Obstn (Seamount)
(auth min depth 15m)” radius 1 mile [K40], centered 7°45.1'N 147°12.6'E

Add Depth 983 meters 8°02.0'N 145°29.0'E

Add Depth 1232 meters 5°26.0'N 148°22.0'E

(NTM0003/2005; BA CH 762)

http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/untm/untm_j_chartcorrect.html?class_flag=N