 In 1983, , a Royal Australian Navy survey ship, surveyed the area where "Muirfield" was damaged, and charted in detail this previously unsuspected hazard to navigation.The dramatic accidental discovery of the Muirfield Seamount is often cited as an example of limitations in the vertical datum accuracy of some offshore areas as represented on nautical charts, especially on small-scale charts.More recently, in 2005 the submarine ran into an uncharted seamount about 560 kilometers (350 statute miles) south of Guam at a speed of , sustaining serious damage and killing one seaman.