Perils of the Deep: The Dangers of Submarine Operations in Asia

RECENT accidents involving US Navy submarines have provided a graphic reminder of the inherent risks of submarine operations. In late December 2006, two sailors were swept to their deaths from the hull of the USS Minneapolis-St Paul in rough weather off Plymouth in the United Kingdom. About a week l...

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Main Author: Bateman, Sam
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
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Published: 2016
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-823512020-11-01T06:47:11Z Perils of the Deep: The Dangers of Submarine Operations in Asia Bateman, Sam S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science RECENT accidents involving US Navy submarines have provided a graphic reminder of the inherent risks of submarine operations. In late December 2006, two sailors were swept to their deaths from the hull of the USS Minneapolis-St Paul in rough weather off Plymouth in the United Kingdom. About a week later, the USS Newport News, travelling submerged, hit the large Japanese tanker Mogamigawa while passing through the Straits of Hormuz. As a consequence of these accidents, the Commander of the US Naval Submarine Forces ordered a week-long “safety stand-down” of all American submarines. 2016-02-03T04:38:56Z 2019-12-06T14:53:54Z 2016-02-03T04:38:56Z 2019-12-06T14:53:54Z 2007 Commentary Bateman, S. (2007). Perils of the Deep: The Dangers of Submarine Operations in Asia. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 012). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82351 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39934 en RSIS Commentaries, 012-07 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf
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Perils of the Deep: The Dangers of Submarine Operations in Asia
description RECENT accidents involving US Navy submarines have provided a graphic reminder of the inherent risks of submarine operations. In late December 2006, two sailors were swept to their deaths from the hull of the USS Minneapolis-St Paul in rough weather off Plymouth in the United Kingdom. About a week later, the USS Newport News, travelling submerged, hit the large Japanese tanker Mogamigawa while passing through the Straits of Hormuz. As a consequence of these accidents, the Commander of the US Naval Submarine Forces ordered a week-long “safety stand-down” of all American submarines.
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