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Venezuelan Navy Ship Sinks After Collision with Expedition Cruise Ship
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| April 3, 2020
| Mike Schuler
Posted on 04/04/2020 7:26:34 AM PDT by artichokegrower
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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 ships head towards Venezuelan territorial waters, it added. The Venezuelan Navy called the Resolutes 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.
To: artichokegrower
The mighty Communist navy strikes again. Rule 1: Never rescue someone who has tried to capture you.
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posted on
04/04/2020 7:31:09 AM PDT
by
norwaypinesavage
(Calm down and enjoy the ride, great things are happening for our country)
To: norwaypinesavage
So a thin skinned light weight patrol vessel rams an ice classed cruise ship and looses. No surprise there.
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posted on
04/04/2020 7:40:54 AM PDT
by
Oldexpat
(Stand strong VA.)
To: artichokegrower
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.
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posted on
04/04/2020 7:41:19 AM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists Call 'em what you will, they all have fairies livin' in their trees)
To: artichokegrower
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!
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posted on
04/04/2020 7:43:53 AM PDT
by
edwinland
To: artichokegrower
This was an act of war. I hope the Venezuelan government suffers further retribution.
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posted on
04/04/2020 7:46:27 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Arm Up! They Have!)
To: rockinqsranch
This is the most embarrassing incident at sea that I’ve ever read.
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posted on
04/04/2020 7:47:18 AM PDT
by
dp0622
(Radicals, racists dont point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
To: artichokegrower
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posted on
04/04/2020 7:50:46 AM PDT
by
bray
(Pray for President Trump)
To: artichokegrower
It is never a good idea to ram an icebreaker.
To: NorseViking
RAMMING SPEED!
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posted on
04/04/2020 7:53:30 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
04/04/2020 8:04:51 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: artichokegrower
A cellphone video of this would be epic. Here’s hoping...
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posted on
04/04/2020 8:05:40 AM PDT
by
bkopto
The surviver cruise ship
The rammer that is now resting on the bottom underwater
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posted on
04/04/2020 8:10:02 AM PDT
by
deport
To: deport
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.
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posted on
04/04/2020 8:14:45 AM PDT
by
cyclotic
(A vote for Democrats is a vote for lower traffic volumes)
To: dfwgator
The captain wants 6 knots! :)
To: dp0622
Our navy had a frigate get rammed by a container ship. That was pretty stupid.
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posted on
04/04/2020 8:17:12 AM PDT
by
GingisK
To: artichokegrower
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.
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posted on
04/04/2020 8:17:32 AM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
To: cyclotic
These ice-hardened ships are very tough. Normally would come through a destroyer as a knife through butter.
To: GingisK
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posted on
04/04/2020 8:18:36 AM PDT
by
dp0622
(Radicals, racists dont point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
To: NorseViking
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.
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posted on
04/04/2020 8:19:34 AM PDT
by
cyclotic
(A vote for Democrats is a vote for lower traffic volumes)
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