divefreak Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 German Freighter Nordlake sinks Indian Frigate Vindhyagiri source "Times of India" ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Watched the video yesterday, of the moments immediately prior to the collision. Like watching a traffic accident in slow motion. In any event, I'll be surprised if they spend the rupees to salvage her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divefreak Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Watched the video yesterday, of the moments immediately prior to the collision. Like watching a traffic accident in slow motion. In any event, I'll be surprised if they spend the rupees to salvage her. was already on shedule to be scrapped next year.... so the frigate will go to the breakers a bit earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akmatov Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Watched the animation of the collision, freighter seems to have just clipped the starboard stern corner of the frigate - should that have reasonably caused it to burst into flames? Just seems awfully fragile for a warship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Watched the animation of the collision, freighter seems to have just clipped the starboard stern corner of the frigate - should that have reasonably caused it to burst into flames? Just seems awfully fragile for a warship. Warships seem to love to catch fire. I don't think the exact cause of this fire has yet been determined, but she is apparently spilling oil and I can only assume something in the area of her propulsion and fuel systems was ruptured in the collision and subsequently the ship's insulation caught fire. Her sister Taragiri also suffered a serious fire a few years back, and for that matter, at least one other vessel of the same type (Leander), HMS Juno caught fire after being rammed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat1417 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 I can't seem to find the video on line. Can someone provide a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 I can't seem to find the video on line. Can someone provide a link? NDTV video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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