Gitlin forwards me the following on the SSBN crash:
To the tactical oceanographer, the Atlantic may be less large than it at first appears. It seems the British sub was heading out to sea, while the French vessel was returning from patrol. Both captains, with similar boats on similar missions likely took the same factors into account, both choosing the stealthiest routes and the best hiding spots among the trenches and seamounts. After assessing surface traffic, known submarine operating areas, local thermoclines and salinity layers, the skippers met on a reciprocal course.
Perhaps we should see it as a tribute to their professionalism.
Makes as much sense as anything, I suppose. I am curious about the degree to which the French and Royal navies have worked together on submarine doctrine; professionalism in questions such as these often has a distinctly national hue, such that a professional in the Russian Navy might be expected to come to a different set of conclusion based on data than a professional in the USN. If the French and British have worked together on boomer-hiding-doctrine, it would certainly help explain why the two boats were accidentally at the same place at the same time.
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