> In 2005, the nuclear-powered USS San Francisco collided with an underwater volcano, or seamount, at top speed, killing a crew member and injuring most aboard. It happened again in 2021 when the USS Connecticut struck a seamount in the South China Sea, damaging its sonar array.
How in the world does a submarine going at < 40 mph not detect that it's running into a mountain? Why are light, radar, and sonar still not enough to detect obstacles that big?
How in the world does a submarine going at < 40 mph not detect that it's running into a mountain? Why are light, radar, and sonar still not enough to detect obstacles that big?