The Kitty Hawk scrape wasn’t the most serious collision involving a submarine during the Cold War. “In the late 1960s, Soviet destroyers frequently sailed close to American ships and occasionally collided.” “The Sea of Japan has long been the scene of near-collisions and collisions,” the newspaper added. “Naval officers said the Kitty Hawk had received only a superficial dent and had resumed maneuvers.” “The naval officers said there was no evidence of nuclear leakage from the submarine,” the Times continued. “He showed uncharacteristically poor seamanship in not staying clear of Kitty Hawk. Responsibility for the collision lay with the Russians, who placed themselves “in a very hazardous position.” “The reason behind the Soviet submarine captain’s slip in judgment is the only mystery here,” reflected Rear Adm. Dunleavy, Director, Carrier and Air Stations Program, later noted that during the previous three days, the sub was detected by helos launched from Battle Group Bravo “and killed more than 15 times,” the Victor I initially being sighted on the surface 50 nautical miles ahead of the carrier’s intended course before submerging, on. Petropavlovsk did not respond, however, and the sub remained (apparently) seaworthy. Kitty Hawk and her screen stood by to render assistance–the carrier stopping–attempting to contact cruiser Petropavlovsk, the Soviet task force flagship, by flashing light. 615 and 616, SH-3Hs inspected the unlit submarine via AN/PVS-5A night-vision goggles and sonobuoys without noting serious damage. He and the starboard lookout saw the outline of the sub’s sail moving away from Kitty Hawk, the sub failing to display navigation lights. David Rogers, Kitty Hawk’s skipper, was on the bridge at the time of the collision and felt a “noticeable shudder, a fairly violent shudder,” according to the U.S.
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“A submarine's sonar is blind at its stern because of the sound of its own engines, and Pentagon officials indicated the Soviet boat's skipper was unaware of the presence of the carrier when he attempted to surface.”Ĭapt.
Wire-service UPI explained that the carrier, accompanied by eight escorts, “apparently ran over the stern of the submarine as it was surfacing.” A submarine must give way to a surface vessel when surfacing and is obliged to follow those rules when on the surface. Initial reports said the submarine was not running with navigation lights, as required by international rules. MPs also wanted to know if the Defence Ministry was considering bolstering the number of troops under the Armed Forces command, “considering the instability in Croatia’s neighborhood,” probably referring to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where Nato recently deployed additional troops.Reports from the Kitty Kawk said sailors had felt a shudder, apparently as the submarine rose to the surface and struck a glancing blow. “It is important to send a message that participation in Nato does matter, the message that in the event of a threat we are prepared to act together,” said leader of the Social Democrats (SDP), Pedja Grbin. “That is the only guarantee that we will preserve what we had gained because we live in a crazy world, with crazy leaders that will stop at nothing to launch armed conflicts,” said MP Rade Simicevic (HDZ). “We must show solidarity, we must respect our obligations, this is the defence of peace and international order, MPs of both the ruling coalition and opposition parties said during the debate,” state agency Hina summarized the debate.
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The majority of these – 141 – are part of the KFOR mission in Kosovo. Currently, Croatia has 181 soldiers serving abroad as part of various UN-led and Nato-led peace missions.