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Offline TomSea

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Cruise ship collision sinks Venezuela navy vessel
« on: April 03, 2020, 04:21:21 pm »
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Cruise ship collision sinks Venezuela navy vessel

A Venezuelan navy coastal patrol boat sank in the Caribbean after allegedly ramming a cruise ship that it had ordered to change direction.

The owners of the Portuguese-flagged RCGS Resolute said the naval vessel Naiguata also fired shots in an "act of aggression in international waters”.

The collision left the cruise ship, which has a reinforced hull for sailing in icy waters, with only minor damage.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52151951
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Re: Cruise ship collision sinks Venezuela navy vessel
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2020, 05:14:29 pm »
Sheesh! Captain, next time just run up the yellow jack and they will let you keep going....
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Re: Cruise ship collision sinks Venezuela navy vessel
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2020, 10:52:54 pm »
Here's the CNN version of the story:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/03/americas/venezuela-navy-cruise-liner-incident-intl/index.html

Ramming an icebreaker ship... Pure brilliance...
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Re: Cruise ship collision sinks Venezuela navy vessel
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2020, 11:08:21 pm »
From the CNN article:

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The proprietors of the German-owned RCGS Resolute cruise ship said its vessel had been receiving maintenance in international waters on Tuesday morning when the armed navy boat approached it and ordered it to change direction.

The encounter escalated when, according to the company, "gun shots were fired and, shortly thereafter, the navy vessel approached the starboard side at speed with an angle of 135 degrees and purposely collided with the RCGS Resolute."

"The navy vessel continued to ram the starboard bow in an apparent attempt to turn the ship's head towards Venezuelan territorial waters," Columbia Cruise Services' statement read.

So, the Resolute was in international waters, and the patrol boat tried to force it into Venezuelan waters? Was the naval boat attempting piracy? Was the naval boat captain too drunk to realize his boat was much smaller than the cruise ship?
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Re: Cruise ship collision sinks Venezuela navy vessel
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2020, 02:37:05 am »
Moral of the story: Never play chicken with an icebreaker...
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