Frank

Haha… you’re right its the police detective in me. I never give up! Good point, ships maintain a watch h on their radios 24hrs a day for just an emergency and to m monitor weather, hazards etc. They did in fact have time to transmit their emergency but the news reports did not indicate what exactly was said. So I haven’t a clue as to what was…[Read more]

I think that the media lacks the understanding of modern naval warfare. The boats that are in the n Korean navy are old diesel electric Soviet boats of the late 50s and 60s. These boats were often crude and very unsafe by US Navy standards, however they were a credible threat. The same philosophy was considered about the Soviet main battle tanks…[Read more]

I do not believe “icebergs” as the cause. These container and cargo ships sail along well established shipping routes which are monitored by navies and coast guards from all countries in the world. these trade routes are usually not that far south or north for that matter. So i am doubtful it was an iceberg. It may have been a underwater mine…[Read more]

The story gave no indication of the condition of the survivors. Often in sinking conditions survivors may not know the circumstances of what may have caused the sinking. Interviews with allied survivors of ships being torpedoed didn’t see or know it was a submarine attack. All they knew was the ship was sinking fast and they may have felt an…[Read more]

Yes indeed. That combined with really nothing of actual news and it just gets stranger and stranger!

Haha… well Russian torpedo technology is very advanced. They have an underwater rocket propelled torpedo which creates an air bubble which is generated by its vibrating tip of the nose that does allow for a rocket engine to work underwater kind of like the imagined warp bubble in Star Trek. This torpedo travels well over 150 mph under water.…[Read more]

unless our favorite despot in North Korea doesn’t act up again and challenge China’s attempt at opening up new trade routes and economic zones which will benefit the Chinese government. Oh wait japan is sharpening their samurai swords and preparing to charge into North Korea… or as it seems.