Rhodite 3 Posted October 22, 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11609870 If nothing else this is pretty embarrassing ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel 0 Posted October 22, 2010 Third time it's been launched so far! :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben_s 11 Posted October 22, 2010 I found this funny. The navy spends alot of money on vessels like that. Can't they at least put a guy that can read a map in charge of them? :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoRailgunner 0 Posted October 22, 2010 First the Nimrods "down", now the HMS Astute on the rocks... Maybe tomorrow you will see some happy Akula's jumping around England, Wales and Scotland? :cool: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddo 0 Posted October 22, 2010 Surely it's embarrassing to them. But when travelling by ship in the Finnish Archipelago in South-West Finland I've been amazed at how there are not more accidents than there are... because the place is littered with small islands and at places it's really tight to get a ship through. It's amazing they don't crash more often. And usually it's some foreign ship which has problems here. So, all-in-all, I think they are actually doing a pretty good job. I wouldn't think of this particular accident as a very big deal. And it's better they have such accidents in testing than when on more important missions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baff1 0 Posted October 23, 2010 First the Nimrods "down", now the HMS Astute on the rocks... Maybe tomorrow you will see some happy Akula's jumping around England, Wales and Scotland? :cool: Tomorrow? They were doing it last month. Russian subs stalk Trident in echo of Cold War Published: 10:37PM BST 27 Aug 2010 Russian submarines are hunting down British Vanguard boats in a return to Cold War tactics not seen for 25 years, Navy chiefs have warned. Thomas Harding, Defence Correspondent A specially upgraded Russian Akula class submarine has been caught trying to record the acoustic signature made by the Vanguard submarines that carry Trident nuclear missiles, according to senior Navy officers. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/7969017/Russian-subs-stalk-Trident-in-echo-of-Cold-War.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HyperU2 11 Posted October 24, 2010 I think the Russians like to joyride cold war style anytime they save up enough gas to make the trip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoRailgunner 0 Posted October 24, 2010 Speaking to the BBC last month, HMS Astute's commanding officer, Commander Andy Coles, said: "We have a brand new method of controlling the submarine, which is by platform management system, rather than the old conventional way of doing everything of using your hands. This is all fly-by-wire technology including only an auto pilot rather than a steering column." :D HyperU2 guess US forces are playing similar games... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben_s 11 Posted October 24, 2010 So, British auto-pilot systems suck... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel 0 Posted October 24, 2010 HyperU2 guess US forces are playing similar games... As are British subs. You only hear the bad news. Astute should adopt the Skye Boat Song as its unofficial anthem. :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoCares 0 Posted October 25, 2010 So, British auto-pilot systems suck... They also do it between NATO forces. E.g. in a reportage on the U-Boats they had some british sub hunter helicopter trying to collect data on the german fuel cell boats. Well, at least that's what they said/assumed... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
