re: #40 researchok

Was that sub in international waters? Did we know it was there?

Yes it was in international waters. No we did not know it was there until the skipper “bragged” by showing he was there, dead astern one of our carriers.

LVQ, I just imagine that was a foreign vessel. We would have sunk it.

Why? If there was nothing near it for ten or more miles, it would have just submerged and gone away.

As I noted on teh earlier thread, I believe the launch was a scientific package, new tech test, test on behalf of foreign government, test for foreign government (as in sales pitch) and so on.

I hope that is the case too.

I also believe that some idiot XO launched before checking the radar for air traffic, not unlike that sub that surfaced onto a Japanese trainer fishing trawler a few years back.

I simply can not imagine one of our subs firing in plain sight of LA on purpose and without seriously going up the food chain on it.