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At 0410 this night, the Norwegian Frigate HNoMS Helge Ingstad sendt out a Mayday after have collided with a tank ship with 625000 tons of oil.
What we know to now, is that:
Frigate:
- takes in a lot of water
- a laying heavy on stern
- have started to list a bit
- have been ran aground, bow first.
- every single crew member are evacuated, coast Guard have taken command.
- 20+- crew members injured
- it's a danger for here to sink.
- leaking fuel
Tank boat:
- no to my minimal damage
- all crew okay
- no leakage.
Pictures and other information will I come with at a later time
I know in all recent cases of ramming, naval vessels have hit fully laden cargo vessels, but I wonder how strongly built and survivable modern naval vessels really are? Has the drive to reduce weight and cost gone too far?
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How's to blame, I would trust maritimbulletin about that.
The tank boat was on it's way out in to a main sea lane with a tug. The frigate was in the lane on it's way back from exercise. But with the transponder turned off
I know in all recent cases of ramming, naval vessels have hit fully laden cargo vessels, but I wonder how strongly built and survivable modern naval vessels really are? Has the drive to reduce weight and cost gone too far?
Looks really bad indeed, that gash seems possibly a third of the ships length. The more she lists, the more of that said gash will go underwater and increase the flooding.
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