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Strange things that happen
Yesterday, I wagged from work and took our cruiser out on our bay instead .
It was a great sunny warm day .. :D .. Me and the misses were just minding our business idling along (5 knots) about 2 miles off shore when bugger me dead this thing came cruising up behind us about 100mts to our left ... The misses was having a granny knap in the cabin and I was sipping a cold can, just sitting , driving the boat, staring up front, my mind near blank ...:rolleyes: Then I looked behind and **** ...this bloody sub was cruising up towards us ..!!!! I near **** myself:eek: I have never seen a sub moving in deep water before .. Its not the sort of thing I would expect at any time .. It had no marking on it ..nuthin!! it was a creepy looking thing :confused: It just cruised by like we were not there .. I took these quick photo's and I was a bit worried about taking photos at all because it might be against the law ?? (and yer I added the text:D sorry couldn't help myself ) anyway ..just thought I would share this weird experience with you guys for a bit of a laugh..:D http://www.home-business-host.com/im...lassic_sub.jpg http://www.home-business-host.com/im...assic_sub2.jpg |
Just out for a three hour tour....Gilligan?
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Hard to tell for sure from the pic but it looks like a Chineese sub ... Song Class 039G . Shoulda asked 'em if they had any mu shu pork :D
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Originally Posted by thrasher572
(Post 759319)
Just out for a three hour tour....Gilligan?
Actually about 7 hrs :D before I got chased down by the Chinese Sub:eek: anyway ...I am the captain on my cruiser ... (which by the way does look allot like the Gilligan cruiser :D ) My misses must be Gilligan LOL :D Are you serious Greg ? Chinese? no shyte !! :eek: I will prolly get tracked down by Ninja's for taking photos now !! LOL:D |
I'm pretty sure the Ninja was actually Japanese... ;)
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Originally Posted by justasquid
(Post 759414)
Nothing like insulting an entire nation. jk..:p
I'm pretty sure the Ninja was actually Japanese... ;) |
Sorry Skipper. LOL.
That must have given you quit a start to see a sub cruising that fast. Someone tell these holdouts the war is over! |
At long last someone's finally spotted the Nautilus! Nemo Lives!
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holy shyte. lol. I'd have crapped my pants and laughed in disbelief
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Classic, they may have been returning Harold Holt! but couldn't be buggered going to Portsea Beach.
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Originally Posted by pacemaker
(Post 759509)
Classic, they may have been returning Harold Holt! but couldn't be buggered going to Portsea Beach.
all jokes aside .....those subs are creepy looking pieces of work !! They are quiet too...I could not hear the bloody thing cruising up on us .. I am glad it was just on a sight seeing trip :D |
If that really was a Chinese submarine, they were in FLAGRANT violation of Australia's territorial waters, and you could really be sitting on an international incident right there. I mean, Chinese vessels have been harassing American ships for being even 200 miles off of their coastline (in international waters). Up to 12 nautical miles offshore is defined as territorial water for Australia, and a military Chinese sub would be illegally trespassing. There is a provision for "innocent" passage through territorial waters, but frankly, there is no innocent business a Chinese sub could possibly be up to 2 miles off of your coast.
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Ive been in a Sub once. It was pretty crazy. They are definitely a weird machine!
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Well I found out what Sub it was ..:D
The only one heading into and now in port at Melbourne is the HMAS Farncomb....yup one of our own :D http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/HMAS_Farncomb.jpg A link to her for anyone interested .. http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Farncomb |
Hey, it looked Chinese to me :rolleyes: Of course if you guys are like us ya prolly import all your stuff from China anyways :p
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Australia has a navy? I just thought they had Fosters, Rugby, and strange animals lol j/k.
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Sure they have subs, only problem is the ballast tanks are filled with Fosters, so obviously they are only able to go under water on the first leg of their voyages. On the second leg they've drunk all the beer and the ballast tanks are empty and she's not able to submerge anymore, was why she was on the surface on her way back to port, duuhhh.
In all actuality, as far as I understand it, Australians don't really drink fosters do they Classic? Heard it's considered low grade piss beer over there. |
I bet that was strange as hell but also...how fukin cool eh?
did a little research on the farncomb...turns out it sunk this thing for target practice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zesiBbCBrj0 cool video |
Originally Posted by frozenpoet
(Post 759772)
Australia has a navy? I just thought they had Fosters, Rugby, and strange animals lol j/k.
Me standing on the for deck of my cruiser threatening the bastards with empties is a sight to worry any bloody enemy navy ...:D:D |
Hey Classic just be happy it wasn't an American sub, if it was you probably would've gotten hit. Try making that claim to your insurance.
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Originally Posted by Hangfire
(Post 759885)
Sure they have subs, only problem is the ballast tanks are filled with Fosters, so obviously they are only able to go under water on the first leg of their voyages. On the second leg they've drunk all the beer and the ballast tanks are empty and she's not able to submerge anymore, was why she was on the surface on her way back to port, duuhhh.
In all actuality, as far as I understand it, Australians don't really drink fosters do they Classic? Heard it's considered low grade piss beer over there. Yet another popular misconception about us lot down under ... |
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