• This is a political forum that is non-biased/non-partisan and treats every person's position on topics equally. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party. In today's politics, many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties. Often we find ourselves agreeing on one platform but some topics break our mold. We are here to discuss them in a civil political debate. If this is your first visit to our political forums, be sure to check out the RULES. Registering for debate politics is necessary before posting. Register today to participate - it's free!

Norway Navy Ship Sinks

Lord Tammerlain

DP Veteran
Joined
Jan 25, 2010
Messages
30,531
Reaction score
14,937
Gender
Undisclosed
Political Leaning
Undisclosed
https://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKCN1NI10Z-OCATP

A big oops


A Norwegian navy frigate that collided with an oil tanker last week was almost completely submerged on Tuesday despite efforts to salvage the sinking vessel, pictures taken by the Norwegian Coastal Administration showed. The ship’s plight off the Norwegian coast is, however, not disrupting the nearby Sture crude oil export terminal. “We are in normal operations,” said a spokeswoman for the plant’s operator, Equinor.
The Norwegian military has been working since Thursday to salvage the ship by tethering it with several cables to the shore. Some of these had broken
 
https://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKCN1NI10Z-OCATP

A Norwegian navy frigate that collided with an oil tanker last week was almost completely submerged on Tuesday despite efforts to salvage the sinking vessel, pictures taken by the Norwegian Coastal Administration showed. The ship’s plight off the Norwegian coast is, however, not disrupting the nearby Sture crude oil export terminal. “We are in normal operations,” said a spokeswoman for the plant’s operator, Equinor.
The Norwegian military has been working since Thursday to salvage the ship by tethering it with several cables to the shore. Some of these had broken

A big oops

Yep, that's right up there with douching with Draino.
 
Sea water in the electronic, ewwww.
 
Sea water in the electronic, ewwww.

They put bar codes on the hull of their ships …

… so they can ScanDaNavyIn.

Guess not this one.
 
Sea water in the electronic, ewwww.

One article I read yesterday said about 80% of the components in the ship would need to be replaced if they recover it, and make it usable again. From engines to the HVAC and of course electronics. That one ship represents the budget for one year for Norway's navy
 
Norway is a good ally in the region. This loss is a bummer.
 
Back
Top Bottom