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French submarine found 50 years after disappearance
The Guardian ^
| 07-22-2019
| Kim Willsher
Posted on 07/22/2019 9:08:15 AM PDT by NRx
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To: faucetman
Deepest point in the ocean is he Mariana Trench - 36,070 ft ( 120 ft), 36070/5280 = 6.8 miles or so.
In he Mediterranean deepest point is 17,280 ft, so 17280/5280 = 3.2 miles
No wonder it sank it burrowed at least 23 miles into the earth’s crust!
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posted on
07/22/2019 10:21:11 AM PDT
by
Reily
To: faucetman; NRx
27 miles down is well beyond “crush depth” depth of 2,370 metres, 27 miles (45km) from Toulon
27 miles (45km) from Toulon
depth of 2,370 metres, about 1.5 miles 7775 feet
Test depth: 300 m (980 ft)
Still well below crush depth for a
Daphné-class submarine
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posted on
07/22/2019 10:28:45 AM PDT
by
infool7
(Observe, Orient, Pray, Decide, Act!(it's an OOPDA loop))
To: faucetman
27 miles down is well beyond crush depth It wasn't 27 miles down. It was 27 miles away from it's base. It's depth was stated to be 2,370 meters, which is about 1 1/2 miles.
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posted on
07/22/2019 10:36:41 AM PDT
by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no oither sovereignty.")
To: faucetman
No, no......
The depth was 2370 meters at a distance of 27 miles from port.
The Marianas Trench, the deepest water known is only about 7 miles deep
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posted on
07/22/2019 10:38:10 AM PDT
by
bert
( (KE. NP. N.C. +12)There were Democrat espionage operations on Republican candidates)
To: mylife
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posted on
07/22/2019 10:46:57 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: SamuraiScot
52 crew
Men. Crew is correct when referring to such disasters. For example, the sinking of RMS Titanic lead to the loss of 1516 crew and passengers.
To: NRx
Submariners — always in extraordinary danger
To: Red Badger
Zero personalty is a prerequisite.
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posted on
07/22/2019 11:28:03 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: NRx
"A senior French naval officer told Agence France-Presse
the submarine was discovered by a boat belonging to the
private US company Ocean Infinity." Of course it's the USA that does the critical work.
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posted on
07/22/2019 11:42:29 AM PDT
by
StormEye
To: faucetman
It is also pretty deep in the mud.
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posted on
07/22/2019 11:48:05 AM PDT
by
GingisK
To: IndispensableDestiny
Crew is correct when referring to such disasters. How about "crewmembers," which seems to supplant "crewmen" nowadays--even when referring to events long before ladies were itching to set foot in submarines.
To: CrazyIvan
1968 was a tragic year for submariners. In addition to this loss US lost Scorpio, Israil lost Dakar... I was part of a crew looking for the INS Dakar in 1997. It was not where the Israelis asked us to search for it. In a bar in Haifa, I saw our captain on the news holding up a soda can we found on the sea bed. He said if the Dakar was any bigger than that can, we would have found it.
The Dakar was found two years later in a totally different location, but I had nothing to do with it. Still, wow, those Israelis were incredibly gracious to us. One of these years, I'll head back there.
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posted on
07/22/2019 1:43:35 PM PDT
by
OA5599
To: submarine571
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posted on
07/22/2019 1:51:06 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*I'm living the dream.* & :))
To: OA5599
Thank you for your service.
Anyone who can stand the confinement of a sub, is a special breed. I am impressed.
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posted on
07/22/2019 1:55:38 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*I'm living the dream.* & :))
To: BenLurkin
1968... I wonder if the other shoe is there to drop?
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posted on
07/22/2019 3:20:42 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: NRx
At least now they know and can (perhaps) properly bury their loved ones. I would love to work for Ocean Infinity, but I’m not a tech head that can work on ROV’s.
To: NRx
3 different subs from 3 different navies disappeared in 1968.
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posted on
07/22/2019 3:49:41 PM PDT
by
packrat35
(Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
To: Daffynition
Thank you for your service. Anyone who can stand the confinement of a sub, is a special breed. I am impressed. Thanks! But, no need to thank me! I did my six years during peacetime and got out. Nobody shot at me, and I didn't sleep in mud.
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posted on
07/22/2019 4:35:06 PM PDT
by
OA5599
To: Daffynition
That guy made me popcorn once.
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posted on
07/22/2019 4:35:41 PM PDT
by
OA5599
To: OA5599
Man are you lucky! One of the most brilliant minds I'll ever know. When I lived in CT, he was a wonderful, special neighbor. :)
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posted on
07/24/2019 9:36:22 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*I'm living the dream.* & :))
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