Flooding hampers submarine in RIMPAC

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 29, 2012

~~<p>Days after sinking the target ship Kilauea, the Australian navy's submarine HMAS Farncomb was sidelined last week because of a flooding incident.</p>
<p>According to the Australian Defense Force, the Collins-class submarine was cruising at periscope depth during an exercise on Wednesday when a water hose in the vessel's weight compensation system split, resulting in minor flooding.</p>
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Days after sinking the target ship Kilauea, the Australian navy's submarine HMAS Farncomb was sidelined last week because of a flooding incident.

According to the Australian Defense Force, the Collins-class submarine was cruising at periscope depth during an exercise on Wednesday when a water hose in the vessel's weight compensation system split, resulting in minor flooding. Login for more...