Another Russian Sub Bites The Muck!
Got this a few days ago - just opened it.
Imagine,[:D] a sub sinking in a rainstorm.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2007/04/19/providence_submarine_museum_sinks/
PROVIDENCE -- An old Soviet submarine used as a floating museum sank and was completely submerged in the Providence River after being battered by a powerful northeaster earlier this week.
All that could be seen of the Russian Sub Museum yesterday was about 2 feet of its periscope, and workers said it could be months before it is open again.
"We got hit with a freak storm with astronomical high tides," the ship's engineer, Damon Ise, said.
A tidal surge paired with direct and powerful easterly winds from the storm Sunday and Monday pushed the sub up onto a shoal adjacent to where it is anchored along the western bank of the river, Ise said. Then water began seeping into the inoperable sub, which is not watertight.
The sub was listing to its left, or port, side Monday. Late Tuesday night, the sub tipped farther and sank, Ise said.
Museum officials said they believe that the sub is filled with water, though they do not think the instruments are damaged.
Ise said the sub, alternately designated as K-77 or Juliett 484, is the only submarine of its kind in the United States.
"For those of us who put a lot of time into this, it's heartbreaking," he said. K-77, launched in 1965 as part of the Soviet Northern Fleet, is about 282 feet long and 31 feet wide, and it was diesel powered.
A salvage company was working on a plan to bring up the sub and pump out the water, Ise said.
Imagine,[:D] a sub sinking in a rainstorm.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2007/04/19/providence_submarine_museum_sinks/
PROVIDENCE -- An old Soviet submarine used as a floating museum sank and was completely submerged in the Providence River after being battered by a powerful northeaster earlier this week.
All that could be seen of the Russian Sub Museum yesterday was about 2 feet of its periscope, and workers said it could be months before it is open again.
"We got hit with a freak storm with astronomical high tides," the ship's engineer, Damon Ise, said.
A tidal surge paired with direct and powerful easterly winds from the storm Sunday and Monday pushed the sub up onto a shoal adjacent to where it is anchored along the western bank of the river, Ise said. Then water began seeping into the inoperable sub, which is not watertight.
The sub was listing to its left, or port, side Monday. Late Tuesday night, the sub tipped farther and sank, Ise said.
Museum officials said they believe that the sub is filled with water, though they do not think the instruments are damaged.
Ise said the sub, alternately designated as K-77 or Juliett 484, is the only submarine of its kind in the United States.
"For those of us who put a lot of time into this, it's heartbreaking," he said. K-77, launched in 1965 as part of the Soviet Northern Fleet, is about 282 feet long and 31 feet wide, and it was diesel powered.
A salvage company was working on a plan to bring up the sub and pump out the water, Ise said.
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Was it watertight to begin with?[:p][8D] 0 -
Obviously, Nyt!
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quote:Originally posted by p3skyking
Was it watertight to begin with?[:p][8D]
Thats probably why it was a museum piece and not an active sub0 -
Stupid. Maybe a museum employee, at the end of the day is instructed to always "set zebra" (you Navy types know what I mean). Establish watertight integrity read: close the hatches. And the compartment dividing doors. If they did that, and maybe they did, the sinking then would involve ballast-tank flooding only, and the interior would still be dry. Hope so, for the museum's sake. Best, Joe 0 -
Just a short aside. Shortly after Perestroika a good friend of mine, career Navy, 34 years, was invited to Vladivostok to 'inspect' and tour part of the Soviet (not quite turned Russian at that time) sub fleet based there. The Soviets sent a Naval delegation here to 'inspect' and tour out attack subs base in San Diego - first since '45.
He was amazed at how filthy the living conditions were in the Soviet subs - the bigger the more rats work run in front of you like a "brown wave." The Ruskies didn't seem to care. He went aboard a couple of the biggest boomers they had there ... and was disgusted even more, because of the smell.[:D]0 -
I don't know what they mean by the only one of it's type in the U.S. but there is a Soviet sub open to the public in San Diego at the
Cruise landing near the airport.0 -
Yep, it's B39 - a 300 footer - still afloat in our bay ... but ...
we only get 9" of rain a year ... apparently, not enough to
sink her![:o)]0 -
Whats that old joke about sub's with screen doors. 0 -
[8D]--Sorry Laidback--I can't tell that joke for at least another 25 yr's--
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AND ANOTHER ONE GONE AND ANOTHER ONE GONE.. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!
'Nuff said.0 -
I want it for my fallout shelter 0 -
Here a pretty neat fallout shelter:
The World's First All-glass Undersea Restaurant Opens
The Maldives | 15 April marks the day that the first ever all-glass undersea restaurant in the world opens its doors for business at the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. It will sit five meters below the waves of the Indian Ocean, surrounded by a vibrant coral reef and encased in clear acrylic offering diners 270-degrees of panoramic underwater views.
"We have used aquarium technology to put diners face-to-face with the s tunning underwater environment of the Maldives", says Carsten Schieck, General Manager of Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. "Our guests always comment on being blown away by the colour, clarity, and beauty of the underwater world in the Maldives, so it seemed the perfect idea to build a restaurant where diners can experience fine cuisine and take time to enjoy the views - without ever getting their feet wet."
Created by MJ Murphy Ltd, a design consultancy based in New Zealand, Ithaa's distinctive feature is the use of curved transparent acrylic walls and roof, similar to those used in aquarium attractions. "The fact that the entire restaurant except for the floor is made of clear acrylic makes this unique in the world," continues Schieck, "We are currently planting a coral garden on the reef to add to the spectacular views of the rays, sharks and many colourful fish that live around the area.
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No joke here! Any deeper, and the dinner guests would have to go through decompression procedures when they left[:0][:0] 0 -
There is a great aquarium built like this, but without the restaurant, in New Zealand. It's a helluva neat way to look at fish bellies.
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