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| Great Sage of the Sea Posts: 853 | Subject: 11-3 Incidents Pacific 11/03/66: The USS Tiru (SS-416) runs aground on Frederick Reef in the Coral Sea and is freed on 6 November. Atlantic 11/03/74: The USS James Madison (SSBN-627) collides with an unknown Soviet submarine in the North Sea according to Jack Anderson's regular newspaper column of 1 January 1975. The collision left a nine-foot scrape in the Madison. According to Anderson the two submarines came within inches of sinking one another. The Madison proceeded to Holy Loch, Scotland, to effect repairs.The U.S. Navy refused to comment on the incident. | ||
