[John123]

giving rise to fears that at least one of them, Scorpion, had been sunk by the USSR.

And?

[al baby]

must read reply s later

[cripplecreek]

The Titanic truth movement tells the REAL truth.

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=af07

[fkabuckeyesrule]

....and they never found Jack Dawson.

[KoRn]

They left this part out of the movie. It would have certainly added some excitement. lol

[NonValueAdded]

"Dr Ballard’s visual examination of the [Scorpion] wreck site showed that the most likely cause of its destruction was being hit by a rogue torpedo that it had fired itself."

Acquired by its own torpedo but how did that torpedo also arm itself?

[Walkingfeather]

That guy is a tool....

This caught my eye though....

“Dr Ballard’s visual examination of the wreck site showed that the most likely cause of its destruction was being hit by a rogue torpedo that it had fired itself.”

One problem.... why was it firing a torpedo? This vessel was on the way home when it got re tasked to check out some soviet ship movements. An article I read last week said Walker the spy had compromised the comm codes and set a trap for her.

[BallyBill]

I heard this on TV one night in bed and thought I must be dreaming. It was a sort of throw away comment about funding for the search. I forgot all about it till now.

[mad_as_he$$]

1. I call BS.

2. Ballard is a notorious gas bag within the research community.

3. Scorpion sunk near the Azores a long way from the Titanic.

4. Thresher did sink off New England and one could argue it is on the way to Titanic. But....

[JimRed]

Dr Ballard, an oceanographer, has admitted that he located and inspected the wrecks for the US Navy in top secret missions before he was allowed to search for the Titanic.

Makes it sound like he needed permission to search for something in international waters. Pay for it yourself and you don't even have to tell anyone what you're up to. But when you take their funding you play by their rules.

[Pontiac]

Related post

New evidence suggests Soviets may have sunk the sub Scorpion 40 years ago

[Bubba_Leroy]

Dr Ballard’s visual examination of the wreck site showed that the most likely cause of its destruction was being hit by a rogue torpedo that it had fired itself.

I can understand how a visual examination could show that it was destroyed by a torpedo, but how the hell could you tell whose torpedo it was?

[Sub-Driver]

Ballard has spent too much time in the pub. It’s all BS.

[Nateman]

... giving rise to fears that at least one of them, Scorpion, had been sunk by the USSR...

I served on a nuclear sub between 1983 to 1987. I never heard anybody even speculate that it was attacked.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

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[Interesting Times]

Thresher ping.