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Surface ships are not always noisy. This is especially a problem with supertankers if you they are head-on to you, they can be hard to hear from underwater, esp
by mpyne 5y ago
Surface ships are not always noisy. This is especially a problem with supertankers if you they are head-on to you, they can be hard to hear from underwater, especially with the high level of noise from the surface around the supertanker.
This was a contributing factor to a collision in the Mediterranean about a decade or so ago.
- jedc 5y agoI personally had what we called an “ass-puckering” moment for exactly this reason once. At periscope depth in fog, huge cargo ship coming at us… it was the only time in 3 years on board I (or anyone else) had to call “emergency deep”.
- dctoedt 5y ago> in fog, huge cargo ship coming at us And Iron Mike probably had the conn aboard the cargo ship .... (Source: A similar experience in the South China Sea.)