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daveake 16 Feb 2009 13:00

Should have gone to Spec Savers
 
How exactly do two nuclear subs with sonar manage not to see each other?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7892294.stm

Or perhaps there was a disagreement about which side of the road they were supposed to be on ...? ;-)

Dave

AndyK 16 Feb 2009 13:34

Quite easily ... it's the fact they didn't hear each other which causes the problem :p

I couldn't possibly comment on the firm who make such systems ...

Ageing Bat 16 Feb 2009 14:45

I think it may have had something to do with Operation Stack.

Battybarb 16 Feb 2009 18:55

at least nobody said women were driving....lol

daveake 17 Feb 2009 00:05

I'm guessing that by the time the Brit Captain figured out what "Vous n'avez pas la priorite" meant, it was too late ;-)

Dave

AndyK 17 Feb 2009 00:11

He was probably dreaming of being the second Nelson and sorting the flags out to signal the fleet with to notice there was something in his way.

The Flying Mouse 17 Feb 2009 20:47

:twisted: This wouldn't have happened in the good old days :nope:

The French wouldn't have a fleet left to bump into :mrgreen:


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