UPDATED (from 2013) - The Palatka Connection

Background  

• “Let me be clear,’’ wrote Kings Bay Commander Capt. Harvey Guffey Jr., “parachutist intrusions on the base must be eliminated.”  Subsequently,  the offending skydiving business relocated to Palatka, Florida.

•  Skydiver missing near Seattle thought to be dead.  Kurt Ruppert of  Lake City, Florida was reported missing last Thursday when he failed to drop in at the expected landing zone in King's County, Washington. It is important to note that Kings County is adjacent to Kitsap County, home of a Trident submarine base. Friends say Ruppert is an experienced wing suit jumper.  Ruppert has been skydiving seven or eight years and is good at handling a wing suit, said a friend, Art Shaffer, owner of Skydive Palatka in Palatka, Florida.

Evident coincidences of this magnitude will not be ignored by Naval intelligence, this time." -  Molten Eagle  

"Will Ruppert's body eventually be found in the Puget Sound or even Hood Canal?  Or perhaps he will be found in a tree near Si Mountain?  Either way, the likely cause of death will be the same: hypothermia.      more

UPDATE  #1 -  20 June 2015 

The detective says the items had been in the area much longer than 2 1/2 years, so they would not solve one mystery. Wing suit-wearing skydiver Kurt Ruppert of Lake City, Florida, vanished over Mount Si during a jump in January 2013.  more

+++++++++++ NOTE +++++++++++ 

 How close was Ruppert to Kitsap's Trident Sub Base?  What is the range of a wing suit and direction of prevailing winds at his jump altitude (about 6500 feet)?  Was he immediately apprehended by Kitsap Base authorities and held incommunicado for several months like Ariel J Weinmann, who, it was claimed, had been held in secret for four months after his arrest? - M.E.

Submarines are always silent and strange.

Answers to Sub Mystery Questions from 19 SEP 2014

Background for questions is found at original posting here.

 ANSWERS - Sub Mystery Q.O.T.W.

Questions
1 - There is a very compelling reason that should have discouraged Taiwan from buying 8 US-made diesel subs; what is it?  ANS:   Bids from seven domestic and foreign companies were received, the FMS [foreign military sales] program was evaluated by the U.S. Navy to cost $10.5 billion, a price tag that led to boycotts of the FMS by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the People First Party (PFP) in Taiwan.  Also, a US Council on Foreign Relations commentary said any sale of subs to Taiwan would be too costly and that they are not an effective defensive capability


2 - There is a also a compelling historical reason that should prevent even an Obama administration (with a lawyer in charge of our Navy) from signing onto an FMS (foreign military sales) deal with Taiwan; what is that history? ANS: "Taiwanese military officials have an unfortunate history of passing classified military information into the hands of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA),"

Bonus Questions
(Many former submariners experienced the curious wonder of transiting through a canal in a sub.  Unfortunately, a recent canal transit proved more hectic for one submarine.)

3 - Identify the submarine by name. ANS:  Tayrona de Colombia  (S029), a Type 209, HDW (German-built) sub.


4 - Describe the known damage.  ANS:  Propeller required replacement and transmission system inspected.  Consequently, engines were stopped dead in the water (DIW) in canal, a very vulnerable situation for any naval sub. Unlike Russia (and other submarine powers), however, Colombia's navy quickly acknowledged major repairs and revisions of some of its systems. In 2009, however. Russia's diesel sub Alrosa also had a DIW episode, which Russia immediately attempted to cover-up but failed to hide.


5 - Where was the sub towed for repairs? ANS: Cartagena..after the September 7th incident.


Submarines are always silent and strange.

October 27, 2012 Prediction Confirmed

Benghazi Timeline (details here)

Sept. 11, 2012 - In Libya, it was a day of violence that ended with four Americans killed, starting a debate over whether the Obama administration should have better protected them and whether it tried to cover its tracks after the debacle.  (CNN)  August 6, 2013

Sep. 21, 2012 -  How the Benghazi Attack Unfolded  - A large-scale attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, surprised personnel at the compound on Sept. 11. Militants overwhelmed the guards and set fire to structures before the occupants could escape or reinforcements arrived. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others were killed in the night of violence.  source: (CNN) August 6, 2013

Sep. 21, 2012 -  How the Benghazi Attack Unfolded  - A large-scale attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, surprised personnel at the compound on Sept. 11. Militants overwhelmed the guards and set fire to structures before the occupants could escape or reinforcements arrived. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others were killed in the night of violence. Source: Libyan and U.S. officials   source: WSJ

Oct. 27, 2012 -   PREDICTED:  If Romney is elected, Panetta will be replaced by January 20th. If Obama is re-elected, Panetta will be replaced (leave for 'personal' reasons) before March 31st.

 

Nov. 6, 2012 - Obama is re-elected.

 

Nov. 12, 2012 – ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT -  Panetta Says He Will Stay in Washington to Meet Challenges Amid speculation that he will excuse himself from President Barack Obama’s second-term national security team (American Forces Press Service )

 

Nov. 12, 2012 –Will he stay in job? Pentagon chief says: "Who the hell knows?" - (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta refused to speculate on Monday about how soon he might step down and even joked that he couldn't rule out spending another term in the job, saying: "Who the hell knows?"

Nov. 15, 2012 -  Panetta Tells VOA He Won't Step Down Right Away (VOA) source

 

Feb. 27, 2013 -  Panetta's last day in office.  PREDICTION CONFIRMED! Just another Molten Eagle prediction that has proven to be accurate. 

Submarines are always silent and strange.