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TIL that a French and British submarine collided in 2009. They both moved so quietly that they could not detect each other and accidentally happened to run into each other. (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 years ago (4 children)

The ocean is fantastically huge. This had to have happened in some standard/used channels of travel for them to be close enough to each other. Amazing.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 years ago

Of course, the Brits were on the wrong lane.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The ocean is huge, but these countries are neighbors, it's not like a Canada submarine colliding with a south African one...

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Even the English channel is vast in comparison to even the largest ships. It's still ridiculously coincidental that this could happen.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I am aware, but it's not "fantasticly huge" as the ocean. Of course it's still a remarkable coincidence, just not as remarkable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Or they were following the same Russian sub.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Of all the fishbowls in all the world...