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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Sub surfaces after oxygen generator fails

USS New HampshireThe failure of the oxygen generator aboard one of the Navy’s newest submarines is not a major casualty, according to the service.

“U.S. Navy submarines employ redundant systems that provide safe and operationally suitable environments for their crews,” Naval Sea Systems Command said in an emailed statement. “At no time was there any elevated risk for the crew of the submarine.”

The submarine New Hampshire, a Virginia-class attack boat that entered service in 2008, was approaching a floating ice station north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, on March 19, when its oxygen generator failed. The submarine switched to its backup system — oxygen-producing sodium chlorate “candles” — and continued operations, according to NAVSEA.

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