Phoney Tony
30th Jul 2006, 20:54
I am surprised I have not seen much about this, the latest MoD C**k up.
In 2009 all military oil tankers have to be double skinned to prevent ecological disaster if they are holed.
Unfortunatley, whilst this has been common knowledge for many years nothing has been done about it.
So what you say.
The RN, without these vessels, is effectively unable to operate worldwide. (So much for being able to operate without host nation support!).
Aquiring replacement vessels in short order is going to have a massive effect on defence as a whole as the funding has not been put in place.
Thus some sacred cows will have to go, projects will be shifted to the right or cancelled. Flying rates will be under even more pressure.
There will be pain all round.
There must be a responsible person some where. Who is it? Will they be sacked? If not why not?
In 2009 all military oil tankers have to be double skinned to prevent ecological disaster if they are holed.
Unfortunatley, whilst this has been common knowledge for many years nothing has been done about it.
So what you say.
The RN, without these vessels, is effectively unable to operate worldwide. (So much for being able to operate without host nation support!).
Aquiring replacement vessels in short order is going to have a massive effect on defence as a whole as the funding has not been put in place.
Thus some sacred cows will have to go, projects will be shifted to the right or cancelled. Flying rates will be under even more pressure.
There will be pain all round.
There must be a responsible person some where. Who is it? Will they be sacked? If not why not?