License built copy?

[McPherson]

According to Wiki the hull wasn't breached so there can't have been much water inside the sub...

Uhm... Wiki is not a good source. Photographic evidence has been provided.

 

[Capt Thunderbolt]

Human error, as in not understanding your machine and the environment in which it operates is training and technical incompetence.

Now you’re just rambling

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[Cryhavoc101]

INS Dakar was a former RN sub. Speculation is that something happened mechanically that caused leaks forward. Upholders when the Canadians got them were not safe AT ALL

See that fiasco here.

How about the Astutes? After they were screwed up, badly, it was Electric Boat to the rescue.

That was the peace dividend resulting in a lack of orders for too long further resulting in a brain drain as the people that had been building them retired or moved on with no replacement.

Electric boat on the other hand......

 

[Mike D]

Uhm... Wiki is not a good source. Photographic evidence has been provided.

Uhm, is the NY Times a good source?

Luckily, the thick inner hull protecting the nuclear reactor and the crew's quarters held.

Adrift 500 Feet Under the Sea, a Minute Was an Eternity (Published 2005)

New information regarding January 8 underwater crash of nuclear-powered attack submarine San Francisco 360 miles southeast of Guam reveals how much more serious crash was, and how close San Francisco was to being lost; crash was one of worst on American submarine since 1960's; Navy investigators...

www.nytimes.com

The University of Massachusetts?

Luckily, the sub’s nuclear reactor and the crew’s quarters were not compromised.

https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1287&context=esence

The US Department of Defense?

Initial reports indicate that the submarine's hull is intact

Defense.gov News Article: Navy Sub Runs Aground in Pacific

The photo shows the bow has taken a smacking, not that the hull where everyone lives and equipment is located was breached.