Wrong Chart Used in Submarine Crash
The crew of a nuclear submarine that struck an undersea mountain in the Pacific Ocean this year did not adequately review navigation charts that warned of an obstacle in the vessel’s path, according to a Navy report released Saturday.
The submarine San Francisco was on the way to Australia when the accident occurred Jan. 8 about 360 miles southeast of Guam, killing one sailor and injuring 97 others.
The mountain did not appear on the chart being used for navigation. Other charts, however, clearly displayed “a navigation hazard in the vicinity of the grounding,” the report said.
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