you might say this is... suboptimal. fwiw the last time the u.s. had a nuclear sub sink anywhere was 1968

Chinese nuclear-powered submarine sank earlier this year, US official says

China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior U.S. defense official said on Thursday, a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities.

At least it didn't sink very far

It’s Glomar Explorer time!

Some subs are built so the front doesn’t fall off at all, I’d like to make *that* clear

Better dust off Howard Hughes Recovery Ship.

This is what happens when you forget to set the parking brake.

lol "We are not familiar with the situation you mentioned and currently have no information to provide," the Chinese official said.

a man is sitting at a desk with the words you 've lost another submarine

ALT: a man is sitting at a desk with the words you 've lost another submarine

For a sub I would think the sinking is less of a problem than the not surfacing part. (rimshot)For a sub I would think the sinking is less of a problem than the not surfacing part. (rimshot)

the *reason* the u.s. hasn't had a sub sink in 50 years btw is that the guy in charge of the navy at the time was like "screw this" and created a program called subsafe which is exactly what it sounds like