$400 Million in Damage to Nuke Sub

[Rapid Fire Bunker]

All Comedy aside I am glad that no one died. Fighting a fire onboard a ship or sub is no joke. Fires break out in engine rooms often, most are contained but some have catastrophic results. Fires onboard sometimes are due to sailors doing stupid things.

Sorry to be a buzz-kill

[rondog]

Says it's been docked for 3 months, for a long maintenance thing. Reckon there were a minimum number of people on board, and maybe not enough trained at fighting sub fires? I've seen TV shows about subs, and how everyone on board trains constantly to fight fires, no matter what their normal duty is.

Just wondering.....

[cstone]

I was just thinking...

If the navy purchased a vacuum for a nuclear submarine, it would need to be manufactured to DOD specifications. Given that the vacuums would need to operate in the most extreme conditions, this vacuum would probably be considered a negative pressure, debris removal and filtration system and cost about $19,000 per unit. Then the navy would need to procure a parts replacement contract and maintenance training system for the thing and that would run about $20 million per year. On top of all this, the navy would then need to contract an operations and field maintenance manual for this very expensive, critical component of the nuclear navy. Any idea whether that would require three or four separate technical manuals?

No wonder the poor sailor caused a fire. He probably hadn't completed the eight week school to be rated in the proper operation of the unit. I blame the training staff.

[Mtn.man]