Is it safe aboard nuclear submarines?
The common person does not know much about nuclear submarines, so the issue of safety is in the dark. The navy exclaims its victorious journey through time and sea safely, but all tales are not told. Sure everyone has been informed of the Japanese fishing boat that was destroyed, and the other submarine wrecks, but they are rare. Does anything happen underwater? Are submarines safe? Usually, when we are not ignoring the nuclear submarine safety rules. One member of my crew spoke of a time that his boat sunk at the pier. Though that is awful, it is not as scary as the things that occur while the submarine is underwater. I was attached to the USS Dallas (SSN 700) for just over 3 years. While I was there, one crew member gave a navy seal the bends and almost killed him due to negligence. Another shipmate incorrectly preformed a valve lineup and we lost propulsion. People told me we were going to die on my first underway. I did not know they were joking, and that messed me up for a while.
