Norwegian Frigate in a collision
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A Norwegian Frigate was ran aground last night to stop it sinking after colliding with an Oil tanker.... Serious stuff, it looks like it's trying to now capsize as the tide comes in...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46136564
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46136564
By all accounts the warship didnt have its AIS on, and in the dark the tanker would almost have been blind to the danger.
Some very good work by the tugs to keep pushing the ship up the shoreline, and probably stopped it slipping under the waves. Looks a complicated and expensive job to refloat and get it returned to service though.
Video here
https://twitter.com/PhConstantini/status/106052794...
Some very good work by the tugs to keep pushing the ship up the shoreline, and probably stopped it slipping under the waves. Looks a complicated and expensive job to refloat and get it returned to service though.
Video here
https://twitter.com/PhConstantini/status/106052794...
We can all speculate on what happened, some may be better informed than others and might get close to it. Me I'm looking forward to seeing the results of the investigation, which the preliminary results should be fairly quick, rather than second guess it.
Good call to beach it though and prevent a total loss though as I suspect it would be on the bottom by now.
On another level sad to see such damage to what was a relatively young warship, not going to be cheap to repair or replace. Certainly not going to polish out....
Good call to beach it though and prevent a total loss though as I suspect it would be on the bottom by now.
On another level sad to see such damage to what was a relatively young warship, not going to be cheap to repair or replace. Certainly not going to polish out....
HarryW said:
silverfoxcc said:
What was that RN ship that came home on a low loader?
IIRC that was repaired,and had similar damage
HMS Southampton I believeIIRC that was repaired,and had similar damage
Board of Inquiry report
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/cy/request/10985/re...
SD.
shed driver said:
HarryW said:
silverfoxcc said:
What was that RN ship that came home on a low loader?
IIRC that was repaired,and had similar damage
HMS Southampton I believeIIRC that was repaired,and had similar damage
Board of Inquiry report
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/cy/request/10985/re...
SD.
HarryW said:
shed driver said:
HarryW said:
silverfoxcc said:
What was that RN ship that came home on a low loader?
IIRC that was repaired,and had similar damage
HMS Southampton I believeIIRC that was repaired,and had similar damage
Board of Inquiry report
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/cy/request/10985/re...
SD.
Board of Inquiry Report.
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/10984/respo...
SD.
By the look of that damage this is also a 'bulbous bow' hit.
It staggers me how a vessel with that amount of high tech kit can miss seeing/detecting a huge oil tanker.
I can perhaps understand a commercial ship being put on autopilot while the watch go for a meal but a navel vessel with i'm guessing 4 or 5 on the bridge at any one time and still this sort of thing happens.
Steve
It staggers me how a vessel with that amount of high tech kit can miss seeing/detecting a huge oil tanker.
I can perhaps understand a commercial ship being put on autopilot while the watch go for a meal but a navel vessel with i'm guessing 4 or 5 on the bridge at any one time and still this sort of thing happens.
Steve
HarryW said:
motomk said:
A few news websites imply the frigate was stationary in a harbour?
Yes Ive read a few of those. Tbh I'll wait for the prelim report though. The damage is stbd aft quarter, which is surprising.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6371147/N...
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