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daveake
16 Feb 2009, 13:00
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: