Western Journal- In my youth, I ordered a cheap inflatable canoe from China. The vessel’s maiden voyage ended in disaster just 50 yards from the shore, when the placid waters of the Little Maumelle River proved too much for the rapidly-deflating canoe.
While this inland naval disaster appears to be a problem with the quality of the country’s exports, recent events have shown that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy suffers from similar sinking problems.
And Beijing didn’t lose an inflatable dinghy to Davy Jones’ Locker, but its newest nuclear-powered attack submarine.
Attempts to cover up the humiliating loss have now been exposed by satellite imagery. more
The only thing better would be if it were filled with lawyers…
It is a singular achievement to allow a nuclear submarine to sink while tied up at the pier at your naval base. FXJP
Have to agree with Uncle Al.
The commanding officer at the dock had to leave her post to go breastfeed her baby.
Our Navy has its share of goofballs running ships;
https://jalopnik.com/the-u-s-navy-faces-a-reckoning-after-two-disastrous-an-1820067583
The big guy didn’t get his 10%.
I’ve long said the main weakness of China’s huge navy is that it was made in China.
China should have had “Admiral” Racheal Levine announce this… after all the he/she is on the payroll!
It’s proving rather difficult to retrieve it off the bottom using a big pair of chopsticks.
They got the “submarine going underwater” part right. The whole “coming back up again” part, well, not so much.
They need to take lessons from the cartel guys who build narcosubs.
@Cynic — Aha! You’ve pointed to the source of the problem! The cartels offered them big bucks and hired away all of China’s competent submarine designers, engineers, and craftsmen.
1001 uses for bamboo or not
“We all die in a YELLOW submarine…”
Turns out those things really are complicated, who would have thunk it?
Ancient Chinese sinkret
Voyage to the bottom of the sea
Found the chink in the armor…
Just wait until the Three Gorges Dam breaks. There will be thirty million Chinamen washed out to the sea. The crabs will be very meaty after that.
@ 1906: whadewucall 100,000 lawyers @ the bottom of the ocean?
YOU SANK MY SUBMARINE!
The Clintons would be more than happy to sell the Chinese more restricted technology to help them out with their problems
Don’t be too quick to laugh at the Chinese. With the quality of the recruits the US Navy has been stuck with lately it could happen here just as easily.
from 1104: a good start