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take notice of lb USNI notable

#OTD in 1995, CRIMSON TIDE was released. The Navy declined to assist in the production because of problems with the script, so the director got the shots he needed by hiring boats and helicopters to chase down USS Alabama (SSBN-731) when the sub was spotted leaving Pearl Harbor.

>sauce: https://twitter.com/NavalInstitute/status/1789646101152158122

Crimson Tide

“The plot of Crimson Tideis loosely based on a real-life clash of willsthat occurred on a nuclear submarine during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Soviet sub was isolated and believed itself at war; the three officers required to approve of a strike against the US sub could not agree, so didn’t fire its payload.”

“(The USNavy) refused to cooperatewith filming as they were unhappy with the story dealing witha U.S. Navy mutiny. As a result, the French navy stepped in allowing the film access to one of their Triomphant Class ballistic missile submarines, along with the aircraft carrier Foch for several scenes.”

“Despite the U.S. Navy’s non-cooperationScottstill managed to film a U.S. submarine submerging at Pearl Harbour. Hewas tipped off about the sub, and sped off to Hawaii with a film crew. In astriking coincidence, the ship submerging that day was… The real life USS Alabama.”

>sauce: https://www.industriamovies.com/crimson-tide/

“Loose lips sink ships.” - a common USNavy phrase.

Would bet it wasn’t just a coincidence.

Other related news:

Remember when:

The commander of Submarine Group 9relieved the commanding officerof the nuclear ballistic missile submarineUSS Alabama (SSBN-731), the Navy announced Monday. (9/25/23)

>sauce: https://news.usni.org/2023/09/25/ballistic-missile-submarine-uss-alabama-co-removed-from-command

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