Report of Bomb On Norfolk Naval Airstation Bus

Foxnews | 12/30/04 | Foxnews

[GRRRRR]

Breaking blurb only from FOX.

[virgil]

I was stationed in Norfolk years ago. Back then the bus was the TRT, (tidewater regional transit)not the HRT.

[Senior Chief]

It took me awhile but I finally learned not to start out saying, "well actually..." while watching movie that have the Navy involved.

[Chad Fairbanks]

The other patrons in the movie theatre where myself and some shipmates went to see "Hunt for Red October" were, I think, a little miffed at the constant laughter coming from our row... ;0)

[R. Scott]

I’ve been following it. The notice that it was a hoax came in my Email from WTKR. Good training for the local good guys – but it may have been a test of the system by the bad guys.

[Senior Chief]

LOL, no doubt. I think, particularly as an ex dual-qualed AIC/ASAC...anytime an aircraft was involved I got into MORE trouble. The worst was that da*n Tom Cruise movie...oh yeah, "Top Gun".
Do you remember that really hokey TV series, "Super Carrier"?

[Chad Fairbanks]

I don't recall "Super Carrier", no. I do, however, remember watching "Hunt Fore Red October" on DVD one time recently, and I thought to myself "Hey, let's pause here and check out this guy's fruit salad" and boy was I surprised to see an Air Force Basic Training Ribbon on the guy... I could have overlooked it as maybe the guy transfered services or something, but unfortunately he was one of the soviets... ;0)

[7mmMag@LeftCoast]

LOL,

I was a submariner and it's been a hell of a long time since any skimmer had to rescue a boat (US Navy). The last one being the diesel boat (USS Bonefish in 1988) that had the battery fire off of the East coast. Even in that case the sub crew rescued the sub, the skimmer was used only to evacuate unnecessary personnel from the sub.

[Senior Chief]

I think I'll watch it again just to check out the ribbons now. I had never paid attention to them in the past. I remember the first time I watched "Hunt for Red October" I nearly busted a gut when they launched the Airborne torpedo from the FFG CIC which wasn't really an FFG CIC.

[7mmMag@LeftCoast]

Ack! Boomer? F'ing boomers aren't real subs, nor are they manned by real submariners.

"No slack in Fast Attacks, NO pride in a boomer ride"

:)

[Chad Fairbanks]

They were lucky they were able to surface... had she not been able to, that would have been where we came in - four-point moor with the anchors and spuds, and send down the SRC...

[Chad Fairbanks]

ROTFL... What SubRon were you in?

[7mmMag@LeftCoast]

You are absolutely correct that they were lucky to surface. Moments after they broke water, the HP air piping in the forward compartment (where the Batt fire was) started to rupture.

Had it happened submerged they may not have had the air to blow the MBT's with. Though they may have been able to pump variable ballast and drove to the surface, for as long as the aft battery held out. Then they could have evacuated as many as possible, while the ship remained broached.

Everyone else? Probably would have joined their shipmates from Thresher and Scorpion. Yes, damned lucky is right.

If the boat went down, there would have been no chance of an SRC or DSVR rescue, as the water was deep enough that it would have imploded the hull before she hit bottom.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Yup. Good point. Since the ship I served on was built in the 1940s, it was geared towards subs that had less diving depths... about 850 feet. I took the 800-foot plunge in that SRC... THAT was a blast...

So, since we weren't really needed for sub rescue (though we did drill and drill and drill...) we spent our time doing dive ops, torpedo recovery, Trident II missle launch security... ya know, the usual ;0)

[7mmMag@LeftCoast]

SubRon 6 out of Norfolk in the 1980's and SubRon 5 out of San Diego in the 1990's.

[Chad Fairbanks]

I was SubRon6 in the late 80s - On an ASR. Our "Parent" was the Hunley...

[7mmMag@LeftCoast]

The fact you never had to make a sub rescue says volumes!

Besides none of us really wanted to do the things we drilled the most on. Though launching a couple 48's at an enemy sub would have felt gratifying...... as long as we hit and they missed.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Yeah, I was glad we never had to, actually. We were ready, though. Bottom out anywhere between the surface and crush depth, and we'd a been there...

[Oorang]

Thanks for the ping Old Sarge. I'm late, as usual.

[antiunion person]

Welcome to Israel thanks to your local elected democrat and the ACLU.

[deaconjim]

Been there, done that on both. Never turn your nose up at something that can destroy civlization with a switch.