Covid on Trident Patrol Submarine
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Covid on Trident Patrol Submarine
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/new...-hms-vigilant/
Coronavirus outbreak on Royal Navy nuclear submarine based at Faslane sparks ‘patrol from hell’
Sailors on a nuclear sub have come through the patrol from hell after a Covid outbreak at sea.
Dozens on board HMS Vigilant reported sick but, with no access to a test lab, the precise number is not known. They had little chance to escape the bug while working in hot and cramped conditions.
A source said: “Imagine being cooped up underwater and breathing the same air when a killer virus is on the loose. It really was the patrol from hell.”
HMS Vigilant was on patrol as part of the Navy’s continuous at-sea deterrent. The £3billion sub was the designated “bomber boat” and armed with Trident nukes.
The source added: “The sickest sailors were put in isolation but it is not easy on a submarine. People sleep in bunks in tiny six-man cabins. They work on top of each other.”
Crew were on alert after one female sailor showing Covid symptoms was taken off the sub the day it set sail. One officer said: “It was a calculated risk to sail.”
The MoD said: “There has been no disruption to patrols since they commenced in 1969.”
Given the fact that most of the crew would be under 50 and in good health compared to the rest of the population the chances of someone getting a real bad case is in fact very very small................
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Daft to not have ability to test or quarantine affected crew. I've had the "commie cough" and although not a big deal it wasn't pleasant... great time for China to attack, when all RN sailors are struggling with symptoms so that they can't accurately fire back...
This is satire right?
Except confined in a Sub would mean higher chance of high viral load, and thus greater chance of those younger healthier people getting a bad case, as we've seen this past few months compared to last Spring. My ex-missus is on the front line of the NHS, and she said they have seen higher numbers of otherwise fit 25-40 year olds in ICU this winter than last spring, largely as a result of higher viral loads from extended exposure with infected people in higher density households during winter time, especially with the newer more transmissible mutations.
I agree that the risk was negligible. We are seeing 'younger' patients but I am not seeing 25-40 year olds that would pass muster to go to sea
What is of more concern is that they got in this situation. The US military have published a number of situations where they successfully managed outbreaks, and they do now have protocols to ensure this doesnt happen. May be the key words are 'completed a deterrent patrol' ie this is more than 10 months old.....
What is of more concern is that they got in this situation. The US military have published a number of situations where they successfully managed outbreaks, and they do now have protocols to ensure this doesnt happen. May be the key words are 'completed a deterrent patrol' ie this is more than 10 months old.....
I agree that the risk was negligible. We are seeing 'younger' patients but I am not seeing 25-40 year olds that would pass muster to go to sea
What is of more concern is that they got in this situation. The US military have published a number of situations where they successfully managed outbreaks, and they do now have protocols to ensure this doesnt happen. May be the key words are 'completed a deterrent patrol' ie this is more than 10 months old.....
What is of more concern is that they got in this situation. The US military have published a number of situations where they successfully managed outbreaks, and they do now have protocols to ensure this doesnt happen. May be the key words are 'completed a deterrent patrol' ie this is more than 10 months old.....
“They had little chance to escape the bug while working in hot and cramped conditions.”
This was a Vanguard-class submarine, not a Type VII U-boat. A large, modern submarine such as the Vigilant is neither cramped nor hot. Unless working in the propulsion spaces, a crew member is likely to be wearing a sweater or coat.
As for the claim of higher viral load risk, the opposite might be true. A modern submarine has a robust, high-filtration ventilation system that would rapidly dilute any airborne virus.
“It was a calculated risk.” And the risk was very low.
This was a Vanguard-class submarine, not a Type VII U-boat. A large, modern submarine such as the Vigilant is neither cramped nor hot. Unless working in the propulsion spaces, a crew member is likely to be wearing a sweater or coat.
As for the claim of higher viral load risk, the opposite might be true. A modern submarine has a robust, high-filtration ventilation system that would rapidly dilute any airborne virus.
“It was a calculated risk.” And the risk was very low.
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“They had little chance to escape the bug while working in hot and cramped conditions.”
This was a Vanguard-class submarine, not a Type VII U-boat. A large, modern submarine such as the Vigilant is neither cramped nor hot. Unless working in the propulsion spaces, a crew member is likely to be wearing a sweater or coat.
As for the claim of higher viral load risk, the opposite might be true. A modern submarine has a robust, high-filtration ventilation system that would rapidly dilute any airborne virus.
“It was a calculated risk.” And the risk was very low.
This was a Vanguard-class submarine, not a Type VII U-boat. A large, modern submarine such as the Vigilant is neither cramped nor hot. Unless working in the propulsion spaces, a crew member is likely to be wearing a sweater or coat.
As for the claim of higher viral load risk, the opposite might be true. A modern submarine has a robust, high-filtration ventilation system that would rapidly dilute any airborne virus.
“It was a calculated risk.” And the risk was very low.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Remember the USN had outbreaks on their carriers.
Just because there is isolation does not mean there are no rule breakers.
Just because there is isolation does not mean there are no rule breakers.
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The MoD said: “There has been no disruption to patrols since they commenced in 1969.”
The MoD said: “There has been no disruption to patrols since they commenced in 1969.”
Jack
I don’t understand why the whole crew was not isolated for 2 weeks prior to the scheduled sailing. That is what both the RCN and
the USN are doing,
the USN are doing,
