All of the launchers on that side are gone. Mounts and all. Debris everywhere.
Capt(N) comments:
First impressions of this shocking photo. Life-saving equipment (rescue rafts) on board are missing, which means they were dropped into the water during the rescue operation./1
The cargo crane is not in a diametrically position and was apparently used to launch ship’s boats.The doors of the helicopter hangar are open,but the flight deck is cluttered and not prepared for flights. It is likely that the helicopter remained on board the ship./2
Numerous black spots on board may indicate an internal fire in the compartments of the ship.The antennas of the air defense and SAM radars are in the diametrically position. Cruise missile launchers are not damaged./3
Apparently, the missile strike hit the base of the ship’s bow superstructure. The explosion of the warheads and the burning of the remnants of missile fuelled to the detonation of the anti-submarine ammunition (RBU-6000) cellars, which were located below the waterline./4
Unfortunately,the cruiser looks abandoned to the their of fate.There are no other rescue ships and a tugboat visible near the ship, although the time of day and the weather are favorable.Apparently,at the time of taking the photo,the ship had already been abandoned by the crew./5
These my express conclusions and analysis of one photo do not claim to be an indisputable truth, but only my assumptions. I think we will get more information to think about in the near future.6/6