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Determining that the coast was clear at periscope depth of about 18 m, Waddle directed the sub to dive to about 122 m. Once there, the skipper ordered the blow. A pair of landlubbers?overseen by sailors?had their hands on the controls that guide the submarine and empty its ballast tanks during the rapid ascent. But it was physics, not civilians, that shot the submarine to the surface. The Ehime Maru?half as long as the 110-m sub and only 7% of the weight?didn't stand a chance. The impact only scratched the submarine's hull. Although...
...last Wednesday, the new president hosted a small group of some of America's great players, managers and their wives. Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken and Braves pitcher Tom Glavine dined on veal chop and salad in the old family dining room along with Yankees manager Joe Torre, Cubs skipper Don Baylor and Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland A's. It's the kind of group that can be put together when you're leader of the free world...
...Both this case and the gondola case were situations where the pilot, or the skipper, screwed up big time. Even if they did nothing legally wrong, they can't escape the fact that people died. So the U.S. has been very quick to apologize profusely at an official level. And it's quite likely they'll accede to the Japanese request that they salvage the fishing vessel, if it's feasible at that depth. If the bodies are down there, it's the least they...
...skipper screw up in this instance...
...your periscope is supposed to give you extended visibility of the area, and your sonar should be able to detect a boat going at 11 knots, as this one allegedly was. So you shouldn't run into anything. But they did. So there are only two options: Either the skipper screwed up, or else it's something we're not familiar with...