Posted on 07/08/2024 11:50:54 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Iran has lost one of its newest indigenous warships after it capsized in an "accident" in its home port, the country's state media said on Sunday.
The Iranian navy's Moudge-class frigate the Sahand was under repairs at a dock in Bandar Abbas, on Iran's south coast, when the incident took place, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency, quoting a statement from the military.
A water leak caused the warship to "lose its balance," the Iranian military said. Photos carried by state media showed the Sahand rolled over and partially submerged among several ships moored nearby.
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” A water leak caused the warship to “lose its balance,” “
Isn’t that how all ships sink?
Leak: Water getting into something that is supposed to be waterproof.
Firan should have been sent back to the 7th century in January 1980.
How in the }{€££ does a ship roll over in a Drydock ?
Whoever was in charge of the Blocking needs a refresher school.
How does a ship -—roll over in drydock? Weren’t you watching he movie? The Mullers showed you how to do it. But never mind them. Regardless of proper blocking the ship should have been off-loaded of ballast water and fuel before docking. Just for instance, if BigMo was doing some op, moving water around and overloaded one side that could easily have crushed the blocks on one side and created a whoopsie. It’s in chapter 69 of the muzzie naval maintenance manual, close to the part about DFW the US Navy.
Flotilla 13 equivalent of a term paper.
A water leak. Aye, Cap’n, that’s been the bane of many a jolly ship, begar...
Iran has its problems similar to those in this country and Israel for that matter.
My classic saying applies to American men but I compare Iranian and Israeli men:
“Iranian men and Israeli men both like to go to Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand”
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