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Offline SZonian

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Norwegian frigate sinks after it was rammed by tanker
« on: November 14, 2018, 12:38:56 am »
One of Norway's Navy frigates has almost completely gone under water after an oil tanker rammed into it last week and tore a large hole in its side, authorities said Tuesday.
 
Rear Adm. Nils Andreas Stensoenes, the head of Norway's navy, said several of the wires used to stabilize the KNM Helge Instad snapped Tuesday, causing the vessel to sink further into the fjord.

Only the top of the frigate with its radar and antennas remained above the waterline.

The 134-meter (442-foot) frigate began listing heavily after a Maltese-flagged oil tanker collided with it Thursday in a harbor in Sture, north of Bergen. Its 137 crew were evacuated and eight people onboard were injured.

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Re: Norwegian frigate sinks after it was rammed by tanker
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2018, 12:51:19 am »
I wonder why they didn't tow it to shallower water.
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Re: Norwegian frigate sinks after it was rammed by tanker
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2018, 11:24:12 am »
Maybe they wanted to practice raising ships. :shrug:
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Re: Norwegian frigate sinks after it was rammed by tanker
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2018, 04:40:39 pm »
Quote from: skeeter on November 14, 2018, 12:51:19 am
I wonder why they didn't tow it to shallower water.
Fjords are steep sided. Not much shallower water available along such coastlines.
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