Norway's warship collides with tanker in fjord
Love the bit in the footage where the Frigate suddenly lurches and a the tugs back off rapido!
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Some years ago, the Royal Navy brought back a frigate the UK all the way from Norfolk Island lifted on a semi-submersible, after she hit a rock and very nearly sank. Only some very smart work by the crew saved her, but she was repaired. These ships are SO expensive to build, it take a lot to render them a total loss (unless they are near the end of their natural lives anyway)
Video of the tugs pushing the ship to ground it in this article (Tower Dog can translate):
https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/y...jKhdrCmy4F6qVw
https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/y...jKhdrCmy4F6qVw
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Some years ago, the Royal Navy brought back a frigate the UK all the way from Norfolk Island lifted on a semi-submersible, after she hit a rock and very nearly sank. Only some very smart work by the crew saved her, but she was repaired. These ships are SO expensive to build, it take a lot to render them a total loss (unless they are near the end of their natural lives anyway)
That's a very expensive mishap and will be a feature on ship stability courses for years to come.
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I saw the pictures looking down into the engine room; basically you couldn't because the water came up to the very top. Absolute miracle she didn't sink, due entirely to the damage control efforts of the crew, who didn't hear the Abandon Ship pipe because by then all the electrics were dead. So they carried on and ended up saving the ship Australian Navy helped out with consolidation, rapid supply of pumps, etc.
The transport back to Pompey was let initially to a Dutch salvage firm who were the cheapest because they were going to sub it out to a Chinese firm. MoD told them to think again...
the one compartment that got missed out was the Ward Room Pantry,
Warning, thread drift.
I wondered who Helge Ingstad is/was and I looked him up:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helge_Ingstad
What a remarkable person. He certainly crammed a lot of adventures into his life, including being the 1st Governor of Erik the Red's Land.
I wondered who Helge Ingstad is/was and I looked him up:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helge_Ingstad
What a remarkable person. He certainly crammed a lot of adventures into his life, including being the 1st Governor of Erik the Red's Land.
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Seems that wiki has already been updated and reporting 7 crews as injured. Wish them a speedy recovery hoping that they were nothing serious, and quite relieved there were no casualties.
Now, could someone please explain to an ignoramus like meself how could a military ship with allegedly plenty of fancy boxes hit a boat the size of a hill?
Thanks in advance.
Now, could someone please explain to an ignoramus like meself how could a military ship with allegedly plenty of fancy boxes hit a boat the size of a hill?
Thanks in advance.
Seems that wiki has already been updated and reporting 7 crews as injured. Wish them a speedy recovery hoping that they were nothing serious, and quite relieved there were no casualties.
Now, could someone please explain to an ignoramus like meself how could a military ship with allegedly plenty of fancy boxes hit a boat the size of a hill?
Thanks in advance.
Now, could someone please explain to an ignoramus like meself how could a military ship with allegedly plenty of fancy boxes hit a boat the size of a hill?
Thanks in advance.
Interestingly, the anti NATO Russian agitprop and misinformation started straight away, claiming damage to her bow.
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Slight thread drift, Nottingham recovery plus eng pics etc
BBC NEWS | UK | England | In pictures: Recovery of HMS Nottingham
http://www.polycad.co.uk/downloads/35bole.pdf
BBC NEWS | UK | England | In pictures: Recovery of HMS Nottingham
http://www.polycad.co.uk/downloads/35bole.pdf
Apparently both ships were talking to each other and the tanker kept asking the warship what they intended only to be told the Navy had it all under control......
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oops ... apparently.
Contradicting post #37, of course [the source, not the poster!]
Contradicting post #37, of course [the source, not the poster!]