SA sub in record sinking
Aug 12th, 2008 by Johan
Ok. We all know this is a Simon’s Town home owners blog focusing on real estate but this is a funny story.
One of South Africa’s controversial new submarines, the SS Constitution, has broken the record for the
deepest dive after its novice crew accidentally sank the vessel and wedged it into a seabed canyon in the South Atlantic. The navy has confirmed that the crew are "elated and will savour the achievement until the batteries and tinned food run out".
The submarine was named after the South African constitution earlier this year, after the navy asked the ANC’s National Executive Council to "suggest names that might represent something in South Africa’s recent history that has disappeared without a ripple".
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