Anyone Interested in Ships

[St Enodoc]

19 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said:

It seems like the spirit of Leslie Philips is alive and well, and serving in the Royal New Zealand Navy.
 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced0wlqnvlno

 

The Al Beeb article bigs-up the "heroic rescue" side of the story, but offers no insight at all into why a survey ship, equipped with all kinds of depth sounding and ocean imaging technology, would run aground on a reef it was surveying. Unless they were using a plumb line?

11% of their ships lost in one go. Embarrassing...

[KeithMacdonald]

I apologise for suggesting it was clownish incompetence, later news suggests it was power failure of some kind.

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/08/hmnzs-manawanui-sinking-royal-us-navy-ship-reef-samoa/

 

Having been on board a vessel that had engine failure in front of an approaching passenger ferry, I know it's no joking matter.

[johnofwessex]

1 hour ago, KeithMacdonald said:

I apologise for suggesting it was clownish incompetence, later news suggests it was power failure of some kind.

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/08/hmnzs-manawanui-sinking-royal-us-navy-ship-reef-samoa/

 

Having been on board a vessel that had engine failure in front of an approaching passenger ferry, I know it's no joking matter.

 

This linked article is also interesting

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/06/royal-navy-new-zealand-warships-weapons-defence/

 

I gather that the Irish Naval Service also has recruitment issues

[KeithMacdonald]

3 hours ago, johnofwessex said:

This linked article is also interesting

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/06/royal-navy-new-zealand-warships-weapons-defence/

 

Yes, interesting, could be a model for the Scottish Navy as well?