In happier times
Posted on 02/02/2011 8:51:16 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki
Edited on 02/02/2011 8:54:53 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
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In happier times
State Farm ???
Too funny.
As an old destroyer driver..I think that letting a freighter collide with you is had to imagine. These warships are built to accelerate, stop and turn at rates that make them hard to hit even if a bigger ship is trying to run them down. I’ve had Russian trawlers, fishing vessels, aircraft carriers and freighters do a lot of stuff near me and never had the slightest concern that I couldn’t avoid them with a destroyer.
Probably made in China, aka Chinese junk.
Nope. Basically an uprated Leander class (UK) frigate.
BFL
Maybe they had troubles working out a MO board solution to miss the other ship? :)
Chinese Junk:
My guess is that the Vindhyagiri was stationary, or close to being so.
Hey, thanks for that photo. Brought back memories of beautifully varnished family owned junks that came along side of us in Hong Kong (late 60’s-70). We off loaded cargo to the dock but also had yacht like junks taking cargo on the offshore side.
Later years we still saw them sailing off the China coast.
Thats a very old ship
Realistically speaking, a very small loss to India
The Captain of MV Nordlake, which collided with Indian Navy’s INS Vindhyagiri on Sunday leading to the sinking of the latter, on Wednesday denied any negligence on his part and blamed the controllers at the Vessel Traffic Monitoring System and the crew of the naval vessel for the collision.
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I would stick with that line too.
I wonder if someone’s 8-year-old was driving.
Nah, I would nominate the SS Eastland in Chicago in 1915. The final death toll was 844 passengers and crew.
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