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I think my biggest adrenaline rush was when I was at sea on the USS Alabama SSBN731, and the flooding/collision alarm sounded. This was unusual to say the least, especially when no announcement followed the alarm. In Control, the OOD (Officer Of The Deck) ordered the COW (Chief Of The Watch) to Blow Main Ballast Tanks. With no announcment to follow the alarm, it was the logical (and Required) action to take. We were on Sea Trials (Brand New Submarine out at sea to verify operation) and submerged at Test Depth at the time, nerves were already on edge. The COW was supposed to blow the Main Ballast Tanks until pressure in the air banks reached a certain point. With his nerves on edge, the COW blew the main ballast tanks too long, resulting in the air banks dropping below that setpoint. As a result, once we were on the surface, we had to transit back to port while remaining on the surface. We couldn't submerge because our air bank pressure was too low. All this time I was in the Crews Mess, my deep submergene station, along with several others. It turned out to be false alarm when someone said they bumped the alarm. The only problem with that is, you can't bump any of the ships alarms and cause it to sound. It's a two-handed effort. But, nothing happened to the man who 'accidentally' bumped the alarm. But my adrenaline during all this? Sky High! Jim Dorrell |
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