Los Angeles class subs vulnerable to iPod Denial-Of-Service attack

At least when the navigator is zoned out listening to tunez when he should be paying attention to nearby ships:

The Los Angeles-class sub [U.S.S. Hartford] collided with New Orleans in the Strait of Hormuz. New Orleans, which was on its maiden deployment, suffered a 16-by-18-foot gash in its hull that ripped open a fuel tank and two ballast tanks and required $2.3 million in repairs.

Cmdr. Ryan Brookhart was relieved of command of Hartford on April 14, 2009, due to loss of confidence. A Judge Advocate General Manual investigation found an informal atmosphere, crew complacency, a “weak” command and inferior submariner skills led to the “avoidable” accident. Specifically, the navigator was listening to his iPod during a critical evolution, watchstanders were known to sleep on the job, and stereo speakers were rigged for music in the radio room. [Emphasis mine - Borepatch]

It's never good for the C.O. when your ship runs into another one. And that $2.3M? Just a down payment: the total cost to repair the two ships is almost $87M. Oops. Maybe we can call it a "stimulus" ...

And no word on which song was playing on the iPod. Maybe this one.