Some of us are worried about Red China’s brand-new navy muscling up to chase our navy out of the Pacific Ocean. But the crew of the USS Connecticut, a nuclear submarine, have a more immediate problem.
They’re fighting off an infestation of bedbugs; and so far, it looks like the bedbugs are winning (https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/navy-grappling-with-bed-bug-infestation-of-bremerton-based-nuclear-submarine/).
It’s not funny. The sailors aboard the boat insist the bugs are still there, despite various measures taken to get rid of them. Because of the bedbugs, the crew is sleep-deprived. This could lead to a disaster: we don’t want the sub crashing into an underwater mountain because the guys steering her can’t keep awake.
It’s almost funny, though. A nuclear submarine! How much does one of those cost? How much havoc could it wreak with its nuclear arsenal? And a bunch of tiny, nasty, dirty little bugs has it just about pinned to the canvas.
NEXT: Infestation of Democrats grounds Navy’s newest aircraft carrier.
Bedbugs are a serious problem, these days.
I hope you aren’t speaking from experience.
No personal experience. I used to work in civil government and the community I worked for had a bedbug infestation. As a result, all of us were required to attend training on recognizing bedbug infestations, including remediation measures, just in case we the infestation spread. Nasty little critters.
YIkes…glad I’m not in the Navy