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Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz ·
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NZ Navy ship runs aground off Samoa, catches fire and sinks

www.rnz.co.nz

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NZ Navy ship runs aground off Samoa, catches fire and sinks

www.rnz.co.nz

Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz ·
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'He shouldn't have been that close to the reef', a Samoan witness says after NZ Navy ship sinks off south coast.

No serious injuries, thankfully. What a colossal screw up though.

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    The HMNZS Manawanui - a specialist dive and hydrographic vessel - was conducting a reef survey when it hit the reef on Saturday night.

    Reef successfully surveyed. Results: it’s there.

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      Well, it was… That ship is going to release so many hydrocarbons, the reef may not survive.

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      Trying to take macro photos.

      Identifying reef: “Yup, it’s a reef.”

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      How strong do you think that reef is?

      Only one way to know!

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      Was there.

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    Feel bad for the crew, but damn I love that succinct punchy headline.

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      “Burnt down, fell over, then sank into the swamp.”

      • chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world
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        And then we built another one…

    • Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nzOP
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      It really does sum up the story quite well, doesn’t it?

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    Yeah, that’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.

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    They certainly have the element of surprise down. That ship is doing the three things you generally don’t expect a ship to do.

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    new reef just dropped

    • Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nzOP
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      CLANGGG!

      Found it!

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        Ugh. Been there.

  • MadMonkey@lemmy.world
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    Rip millions of tax payer dollaroos

    • Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nzOP
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      Over 100 mil nzd to replace, I’m not sure if we have insurance.

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        Surely not, we can’t have new ferries this other boat, well it just isn’t on the cards.

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    Can’t wait for Oceanliner Designs to cover this lol

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    Halt and catch fire.

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    did the front fall off?

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      Well the front is not supposed to fall off, is it.

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    ship runs aground, catches fire and sinks

    This sounds like a looney tunes bit

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    Well… shit…

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    Ugh that’s embarrassing. Time to call my friend in the navy give him shit for crashing his boat.

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      I imagine the conversation is just “ha! no boat having ass!” *hang-up noise*

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        “Hey bro I heard you crashed your boat haha” him “I’m an aircraft mechanic”

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