http://www.fugro.com/downloads/corporate/news/Danton_wreck_investigation.pdf

has a nice article and good photos of the wreck of the Danton.

Jonathan Beard

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Not a good thing.

Frank

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—– Forwarded by Frank A Mcbride/US/Raytheon on 02/16/2009 08:57 AM
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“Richard Czernik”
02/15/2009 05:00 PM

By TOM NEWTON DUNN
Defence Editor

February 15, 2009

BRITISH and French nuclear submarines which collided deep under the
Atlantic could have sunk or released deadly radioactivity, it emerged last
night.

The Royal Navy’s HMS Vanguard and the French Navy’s Le Triomphant are both
nuclear powered and were carrying nuke missiles.

Between them they had around 250 sailors on board.

A senior Navy source said: “The potential consequences are unthinkable.
It’s very unlikely there would have been a nuclear explosion.

“But a radioactive leak was a possibility. Worse, we could have lost the
crew and warheads. That would have been a national disaster.”

The collision is believed to have taken place on February 3 or 4, in
mid-Atlantic. Both subs were submerged and on separate missions.

As inquiries began, naval sources said it was a millions-to-one unlucky
chance both subs were in the same patch of sea. Warships have sonar gear
which locates submarines by sound waves.

But modern anti-sonar technology is so good it is possible neither boat
“saw” the other.

A senior military source said: “The lines between London and Paris have
been hot.”

The MoD insisted last night there had been no nuclear security breach. But
this is the biggest embarrassment to the Navy since Iran captured 15
sailors in 2007. The naval source said: “Crashing a nuclear submarine is
as serious as it gets.”

Vanguard is one of Britain’s four V-Class subs forming our Trident nuclear
deterrent. Each is armed with 16 ballistic missiles.

She was last night towed into Faslane in Scotland, with dents and scrapes
visible on her hull. Triomphant limped to Brest with extensive damage to
her sonar dome.

Triomphant has a crew of 101. Vanguard weighs 16,000 tons, is 150 metres
long and has a crew of 140.

The MoD said it did not comment on submarine operations.

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> I had three tours in Viet Nam. So far I have not been able to connect
with any of the activities I was involved with. Oh well. I will keep
looking and pass this site along to interested vets and others looking
for info on the war.

For info: My first tour (May ’64 – Jul ’65) was with the Military Sea
Transport Service as MSTS Liaison Officer Southeast Asia, based in Saigon.
My second and third tours were with Commander Amphibious Squadron One. On
two deployments in 1966 and 1967 we were involved with putting Marines
ashore in various locations in Viet Nam, including the first American
operation in IV Corps in early 1967. The Commodore liked to brag it was
the first US riverine operation since the Civil War.

Phil Riddle

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Enjoy. Just don’t let your arteries clog!

http://www.supersizedmeals.com/food/article.php/20080212-The_Meat_Ship

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Story Highlights
Software giant Microsoft offers $250,000 bounty to catch Conficker author
Industry analysts say is one of the most serious infections they have ever
seen
The worm exploits a bug in Microsoft’s ubiquitous Windows software
Virus could allow its creators to hijack entire networks

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/02/13/virus.downadup/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

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Navy cruiser dumps 5,000 gallons of slop

Discharging sewage was necessary for the welfare of Port Royal sailors, the
Navy says
The USS Port Royal had to dump 5,000 gallons of sewage while stuck on a
shoal a
half-mile south of Honolulu Airport “to protect the health and welfare” of
the crew,
said Navy officials, who are under fire for not reporting the spill.
The state Health Department says the Navy did not acknowledge the sewage
dump
until yesterday, after it was reported by the department’s Office of Hazard
Evaluation
and Emergency Response. The Navy confirmed the spill after receiving an
e-mailed
inquiry from the state Clean Water Branch.
A Navy spokesman said there was no intention to hide the Port Royal’s
actions,
but he said he could not give details because of an ongoing investigation
into the grounding.
The $1 billion warship was freed early Monday and is headed for dry dock.

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20090211_Navy_cruiser_dumps_5000_gallons_of_slop.html

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In the event you missed it,
The Port Royal has been removed from the reef near the entrance of Pearl
Harbor.
it took 7 tugs, an salvage ship and another ship working together at high
tide
along with removing half the crew, and tons of supplies, dumping the anchors
and chains. ( 4th attempt worked)
Her Skipper has been relieved of command.

Initial damage is sonar dome cracked/punctured , tips of both props broken
off.

http://starbulletin.com

http://honoluluadvertiser.com

http://www.navy.mil

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a little more background on the virus/worm

http://www.pcworld.com/article/157876/protecting_against_the_rampant_conficker_worm.html

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Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:35 AM

> The interesting thing is, this is the virus that has been lying dormant
> waiting for a trigger – I was not aware it had been triggered to do
> anything. If it was dormant how could it affect the systems?
>
> Brooks A Rowlett
>
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