Indian Submarine INS Sindhurakshak Explodes, Bursts Into Flames, Sinks; All feared dead. - Polidicks

[quote]All 18 sailors aboard an Indian submarine hit Wednesday by twin explosions and an intense fire are feared dead, a naval official said. The submarine had also been damaged in a deadly explosion in 2010 and had only recently returned to service. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because divers had yet to recover any bodies, said the navy believed there was no way anyone could have survived the intensity of the blasts and fire, which occurred when the diesel-powered submarine was docked at a Mumbai navy base. Officials had earlier said that there had been no contact with the sailors since the explosions, which lit up the sky above the base. They said navy divers had opened one of its hatches but had not yet been able to enter the submarine because it was dark and full of muddy water.[/quote] [url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/indian-submarine-catches-fire-sinks-port-19952806]Source[/url] :(

I was expecting another overly sensitized title. But this sucks, dieing in a sub is definitely a terrible way to go.

Jesus slowly drowning in a tube sounds awful hopefully the explosion killed most of them instantly. How big was the sub?

[QUOTE=Whitefox08;41840105]Jesus slowly drowning in a tube sounds awful hopefully the explosion killed most of them instantly. How big was the sub?[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t471/kuleshovoleg/INS%20Sindhurakshak%20S63/83.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01122/TH23_INS_SUBMARINE_1122830f.jpg[/IMG] [editline]14th August 2013[/editline] its a russian made sub

That's a cute sub

One of my worst nightmares :|

I remember hearing all those stories about U-Boat crews that would be trapped in their sub as it sits on the bottom of the ocean, slowly using up all the oxygen that is left. It's absolutely terrifying.

[QUOTE=VOSK;41840523]I remember hearing all those stories about U-Boat crews that would be trapped in their sub as it sits on the bottom of the ocean, slowly using up all the oxygen that is left. It's absolutely terrifying.[/QUOTE] Luckily, oxygen starvation is a painless death. You just fall asleep and perish.

[QUOTE=Smoot;41841016]Luckily, oxygen starvation is a painless death. You just fall asleep and perish.[/QUOTE] But you're still aware you're dying and that you will never see anyone you love again

[QUOTE=Smoot;41841016]Luckily, oxygen starvation is a [B]painless [/B]death. You just fall asleep and perish.[/QUOTE] Physically, perhaps.

Heres to that some of them are still alive. Quite the shame

Old Russian subs sometimes had reactor failures from poor maintenance - Even a pinhole fissure in a coolant pipe could cause a catastrophic meltdown if not detected in time. But this was a diesel. What could possibly cause such destruction?

Ending of Das Boot all over again

[QUOTE=dwt110;41840140][IMG]http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t471/kuleshovoleg/INS%20Sindhurakshak%20S63/83.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE] Seeing the officers posing for pictures with their wives and kids sort of makes this picture all the more striking.

Honestly I can't think of a more terrible "painless" death than slowing becoming more and more tired knowing you will never wake up again and there is absolutely [I]nothing[/I] you can do about it.

[QUOTE=Smoot;41841016]Luckily, oxygen starvation is a painless death. You just fall asleep and perish.[/QUOTE] Yeah, maybe in a controlled environment where you're not distinctly aware that the oxygen levels are diminishing. I'm not sure you can say that about people going down in a sub. Also, in a closed environment, you'd be constantly producing carbon dioxide as well as just using up the oxygen, and I'm fairly sure death by inhaling carbon dioxide isn't exactly painless. This is besides the fact that I'm pretty sure the people who died in this incident were killed by explosions or presumably drowning caused by explosions - it was at dock at the time, and I don't believe it fully submerged.

[QUOTE]They said navy divers had opened one of its hatches but had not yet been able to enter the submarine because it was dark and full of muddy water.[/QUOTE] What kind of shitty diver gets stopped by darkness and muddy water?

[QUOTE=IKTM;41848619]What kind of shitty diver gets stopped by darkness and muddy water?[/QUOTE] One that doesn't want to drown inside of a derelict unstable submarine and doesn't want to do stupid mistakes because of lack of visibility.

[QUOTE=DrDevil;41840201]That's a cute sub[/QUOTE] Right until it launches a cruise missile with a nuclear tipped warhead...

[QUOTE=Ganerumo;41848658]One that doesn't want to drown inside of a derelict unstable submarine and doesn't want to do stupid mistakes because of lack of visibility.[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure divers are supposed to be able to work in those conditions.

[QUOTE=IKTM;41848765]I'm pretty sure divers are supposed to be able to work in those conditions.[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure you need to learn more about safe operating procedures.

[QUOTE=archangel125;41848779]I'm pretty sure you need to learn more about safe operating procedures.[/QUOTE] Muddy water I can somewhat understand, it's the concern about the darkness that's confusing me. Can't they just bring flashlights?

[QUOTE=IKTM;41848939]Muddy water I can somewhat understand, it's the concern about the darkness that's confusing me. Can't they just bring flashlights?[/QUOTE] What if a team of divers went in, couldn't see anything, and accidentally bumped a pipe that had fallen in just such a way that it was holding up 3 tons of wreckage? Now you have MORE dead people. No good.

[QUOTE=frozensoda;41849022]What if a team of divers went in, couldn't see anything, and accidentally bumped a pipe that had fallen in just such a way that it was holding up 3 tons of wreckage? Now you have MORE dead people. No good.[/QUOTE] The article really should have said something like that. "Low visibility along with potential structural instability" is a MUCH better reason for them to not go in. Saying "it's dark and muddy" just makes the divers sound like pussies. The article doesn't even mention the possiblity of a collapse.

[QUOTE=dwt110;41844383]Honestly I can't think of a more terrible "painless" death than slowing becoming more and more tired knowing you will never wake up again and there is absolutely [I]nothing[/I] you can do about it.[/QUOTE] losing O2 sat you'll become hypoxic, where the brain isn't getting enough oxygen and stops to function correctly. The symptoms of hypoxia, are feelings of euphoria, confusion, and over-all no sense of urgency. its an actual really dangerous threat for fighter pilots, since its something you might not notice until later on. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN-1EF8FUd4[/media] Obviously, you wouldn't be that calm, but you would stop caring pretty quickly. Honestly, i'll take that type of death instead of getting shot,stabbed, beaten, or drown. [QUOTE=Capnscarlet;41847656]Yeah, maybe in a controlled environment where you're not distinctly aware that the oxygen levels are diminishing. I'm not sure you can say that about people going down in a sub. Also, in a closed environment, you'd be constantly producing carbon dioxide as well as just using up the oxygen, and I'm fairly sure death by inhaling carbon dioxide isn't exactly painless. This is besides the fact that I'm pretty sure the people who died in this incident were killed by explosions or presumably drowning caused by explosions - it was at dock at the time, and I don't believe it fully submerged.[/QUOTE] You wouldn't notice the CO2 outside of hyperventilating, since your drive to breath is caused by CO2 levels, so higher CO2 levels in your body, and less oxygen to exchange it with, you'll get a stronger drive to breath, than eventually go hypoxic, and die. But in all honesty, these guys probably died from the explosion.