RN Sub run aground
 

Not really aviation but it seems that the Navy are embracing the spirit of the defence cuts and have decided to get ahead of the game by trying to sink one of their subs....

BBC News - Nuclear submarine HMS Astute 'grounded on rocks'

Hmm, not as stealthy as a lump of granite, it would seem. Perhaps we should consider building our subs out of the stuff. I'll admit buoyancy could be a issue.

HMS Astute had already broken new ground (excuse the pun) by catching fire several times while being built. Thus BAE is the first to develop both the self-igniting submarine and the planeless aircraft carrier.

Where do we find such genius?:hmm:

Well I never another lucky escape for Cameron and the government. Thank god this didn't happen when dived no MPA any more to help with the SAR efforts...

At least the locals can see where their taxes went :{:{
(Better not use their mobiles to alert their friends)

Speaking to the BBC last month, HMS Astute's commanding officer, Commander Andy Coles, said: "We have a brand new method of controlling the submarine, which is by platform management system, rather than the old conventional way of doing everything of using your hands. This is all fly-by-wire technology including only an auto pilot rather than a steering column"

Hmmmm....

Just another example of the cuts...............free drydocking

- designed by Airbus?

Wonder where Tourist, Vecvec et al are the mo?

Bet it hasn't got 39,000 tiles now.

At this time? On a Friday?

You jest Sir.:)

What next...getting their new aircraft carrier stuck under a bridge!

At least the there's a coherent plan for Scotland, destroy the East with unemployment and the West with radioactivity!

Rudder Grounded
 

It would appear that HMS Astute was surfaced whilst carrying out a personnel transfer when her rudder became grounded. Contractors are dropped off and picked up near to the Kyle of Lochalsh.

Hval

Hmmm not so "Astute" after all

Yep, got enough Stutes, could do with some more Lerts though.

There was a new cruise ship out of Finland that had to steam at speed under the bridge over the Baltic. They were using bottom suck to increase the draft and hence the clearance from the bridge.

Mmm, take the QE upriver, turn around and make a high speed run for the sea. She might have a new bridge after that.:E

day1 - week1
We already have that: - HMNB Faslane, RNAD Coulport, Rosyth, The Rockall Trough (high level nuclear waste dumped there), pollution from Sellafield brought North by currents, Holy Loch & a few other locations.

Hval

"They were using bottom suck......"

Ah! The old gay Navy trick, much practised by certain Royals........


Dive! dive! Dive! :rolleyes:

According to the BBC web site 'its Spearfish torpedose and Tomahawk missiles are capable of htting their target at 1250 mile range with pinpoint accuracy' - some range for a torpedoe.

So not just Nimrods grounded then........