Thanks to those who sent us photos of another submarine sighting off Alki Point this afternoon – this photo is from Bruce Easter. Identifying a submarine is not as easy (for the non-expert, anyway) as identifying other types of Navy vessels, so we don’t know which one this was. Fewer submarines are homeported in Bremerton than in Bangor on Hood Canal, but passing subs aren’t necessarily homeported there – it’s also a base for maintenance and decommissioning.
Low flying Russian aircraft and submarines spotted in the area have created more activity
Also, saw an aircraft carrier roll by on its way into Bremerton Thur. morning about 7AM (still dark, but the size of the ship and the large numbers illuminated on the superstructure made it easy to see what it was)
While continuing to try to find out more about the submarine, I did note a few references to the USS Nimitz returning. The early hour explains why we didn’t get any texts/notes. Anyway, we did have photos twice in November – most recently, this:
https://westseattleblog.com/2016/11/uss-nimitz-headed-back-this-way/
The Kitsap Sun says its return Thursday followed a training trip to precede another deployment early next year.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2016/12/15/nimitz-returns-home-training-trip/95493186/
From the sail shape, that looks like either a newer Virginia-class sub or one of the 3 Seawolf subs.
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