Venezuelan Navy Ship Sinks After Collision with Expedition Cruise Ship

gCaptain ^ | April 3, 2020 | Mike Schuler

[artichokegrower]

A Venezuelan Navy ship has sunk after colliding with the ice-strengthened hull of an expedition cruise ship earlier this week.

[artichokegrower]

“While the Master was in contact with the head office, gun shots were fired and, shortly thereafter, the navy vessel approached the starboard side at speed with an angle of 135° 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,” it added.

The Venezuelan Navy called the Resolute’s actions cowardly and criminal, accusing the Resolute of not stopping to attend the rescue.

So the ship was supposed to hang around and rescue the crew of the other ship that was shooting and ramming it? I think not.

[norwaypinesavage]

The mighty Communist navy strikes again. Rule 1: Never rescue someone who has tried to capture you.

[Oldexpat]

So a thin skinned light weight patrol vessel rams an ice classed cruise ship and looses. No surprise there.

[rockinqsranch]

So then let me get this straight. The armed Venezuelans do something stupid, and the by law unarmed victim of the stupid is supposed to stop, and place themselves in jeopardy of the armed stupid, and under duress by the stupid be ordered at gunpoint to land the armed stupid in some Venezuelan seaport where the victims of the stupid will all be imprisoned under false charges, and left to rot until someday the Venezuelan situation is resolved.

I think I’d accept the label of “coward” under those circumstances, and let the Venezuelan crew practice ditching at sea.

[edwinland]

Ha ha! Just when you think the communists in Venezuela couldn't possibly be any dumber, they go and do something like this ... and totally make our day!

[CodeToad]

This was an act of war. I hope the Venezuelan government suffers further retribution.

[dp0622]

This is the most embarrassing incident at sea that I’ve ever read.

[bray]

Was Bernie at the helm?

[NorseViking]

It is never a good idea to ram an icebreaker.

[dfwgator]

RAMMING SPEED!

[DannyTN]

Nice!

[bkopto]

A cellphone video of this would be epic. Here’s hoping...

[deport]

The surviver cruise ship

The rammer that is now resting on the bottom underwater

[cyclotic]

The cruise ship company should never repaint the bow. Fly that flag proudly.

Paint a silhouette of the navy ship next to the bridge door.

[NorseViking]

The captain wants 6 knots! :)

[GingisK]

Our navy had a frigate get rammed by a container ship. That was pretty stupid.

[PIF]

Corrected Headline:
A Venezuelan Navy ship has sunk after colliding with repeatedly ramming the ice-strengthened hull of an expedition cruise ship earlier this week.

[NorseViking]

These ice-hardened ships are very tough. Normally would come through a destroyer as a knife through butter.

[dp0622]

Oh yeah I remember that.

[cyclotic]

All the Venezuelan pirates had to do was read the name of the ship and they should have realized they weren’t winning that battle.