The Captain
of the Maltese Ship denies responsibility for the accident.
Posted on 11/08/2018 6:43:24 AM PST by Gamecock
A Norwegian warship was heavily damaged in a collision with a Maltese oil tanker in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.
According to Norwegian media reports Thursday, the frigate is in danger of sinking after sustaining heavy damage. The oil tanker is reportedly undamaged.
Several reports confirmed that all 137 crew on the navy ship were evacuated but seven have been treated for minor injuries.
"The armed forces is now reviewing all the means available in the region to assist the KNM Helge Ingstad (the damaged warship)," Lieutenant Colonel Ivar Moen told AFP.
According to the website Marine Traffic, the 62,000-ton oil tanker Sola is continuing its route from Norway to a terminal in northeast England.
However, one separate media report said that despite suffering only superficial damage, the tanker is now at a standstill and waiting to be towed back into a Norwegian port.
Reuters reported that the Equinor Sture oil shipment terminal, from where the oil tanker left, has been closed as a precautionary measure.
That is a relatively new ship launched in 2000. Notice the phased array radar. The top naval ship in the Royal Norweigan navy is that frigate.
That is a relatively new ship launched in 2000. Notice the phased array radar. The top naval ship in the Royal Norweigan navy is that frigate.
F = MV2
I watched some video on the Norwegian website. Looks like they tried to ground the vessel with tugboats.
Helmsmen texting while driving?
Looks like it already sunk in that picture
That will buff right out.
“How do two ships so large collide at sea?”
The article says the collision happened in one of the western fjords, not open sea. Some of the Norwegian fjords are quite narrow and there’s not a lot of room for maneuverability. A fully loaded tanker takes about 2 miles to slow to a stop.
You could ask our Navy, but the answer is likely classified.
I'm thinking that the warships of the Norwegian Navy have affirmative action plans for women and minorities?
Was the crew trained by the US Navy?
Has the U.S. Navy been training them?
I guess they can’t be bothered to look out the bridge windows either.
In May 1918, R.M.S. Olympic (Titanic’s sister) rammed and sank a German U-boat, the only known merchantman vs. submersible incident.
Treat the warship like a beached whale. Tow it up on land and blow it up. Make it a party.
Yeah, what are the Norwegian Navy’s quota goals for Muslims?
No good sailor relies only on GPS. While the tanker was lightly manned with collision alarms set for proximity, the watch on both ships should have seen each other.
I’m guessing there is something else here that we haven’t heard yet.
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1. To make sure all the navigation markers and beacons are working correctly. Or did Johnny unplug the lights?
2. Lots of investigators are probably running around making normal operations impossible.
Aluminium - many warships have been AL since about 70s.
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