No icebergs in the vicinity......................
Posted on 10/10/2014 11:46:41 AM PDT by george76
the Taiwanese-flagged ocean research and survey vessel, RV Ocean Researcher V, has sunk.
The 2,700-ton Ocean Researcher V, or OR V, is the flagship research vessel of the Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI), part of the National Applied Research Laboratories operating under the Ministry of Science and Technology for the Republic of China. The vessel is officially owned by National Science Council.
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the ship sank Friday night in the vicinity of the Penghu Islands, located in the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and the China mainland
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The vessel was only delivered in August 2012 and had its maiden voyage to the South China Sea in March 2013. The vessel is the largest and most advanced research vessel ever built in Taiwan.
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I suspect that was no accident.
So now it is Taiwan’s largest and most advanced research submarine?
No icebergs in the vicinity......................
Was in made in China?
from the article:
The incident is also being reported by Taiwan’s Liberty Times Newspaper. The newspaper reports that two people were killed and 43 have been rescued, including 25 people who sustained injuries. The report says the ship sank Friday night in the vicinity of the Penghu Islands, located in the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and the China mainland. The area was likely experiencing weather related to Typhoon Vangfong just to the east.
A second report from Focus Taiwan News Channel says that search and rescue crews have recovered 44 people including one dead. One person remains missing. The report cites a Coast Guard official who added that the ship may have hit a reef.
I hope they were all wearing their water wings!
Somebody forgot to replace the drain plug......................
Yeah, I thought that too.
Maybe some people were afraid they might find something that others did not want found ..????
We’re there enough rifeboats?
China!
Somebody forget to put the plug back.....?????
The superstructure looks too large for the rest of the ship. Looks top heavy, like it would roll easily. A large wind target.
You may be right, I hadn’t thought of that. And apparently they didn’t, either..................
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