Just read about Bonefish. Damn.
Most aviation mishaps are attributable to avoidable human factors somewhere in the chain of events. Subs.....well, a bad weld can kill 129 people without warning. So, my hat is off to the Silent Service.
Sorry for the loss of your sbipmate.
I was an acoustic operator and to illustrate the point to us how quiet a diesel could be, our instructor told us to turn on a flashlight and listen to it.
I knew some guys that flew events on that. I think the Soviet take on OSHA/QA was a 287 pound potato farmer drinking vodka and generally saying, "Da, eto khorosho. Pozhaluysta, ne strelyayte v menya."(Yes, it is good. Please don't shoot me.)
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