Norwegian media write about the conversation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy and the commander of a submerged frigate
A special commission has been formed in Norway, which discusses the issue of the consequences of the collision of the frigate of the Royal Navy Helge Ingstad (class "Fridtjof Nansen") with the ocean oil tank. Recall that "Helge Ingstad" made a collision with the tanker "Sola", which went under the Maltese flag. The incident occurred during the participation of the Norwegian frigate in the NATO military maneuvers "Trident Juncture-2019".
The tanker received minor damage and continued sailing. And at the frigate - a hole below the waterline on the starboard side, which eventually led to the flooding of the combat ship. Moreover, the frigate fell on its side, and it took intervention so that it would not crash completely on the rocky shore. The main part of the crew left the Helge Ingstad on rescue equipment.
The representative of the press service of the Norwegian Navy, Torill Harland, reports that the water got into the cabins and other internal rooms of the warship through the resulting hole. Used equipment for pumping seawater.
According to Harland, the commission is studying not only the causes of the incident, but also the amount of the restoration of the frigate of the naval forces as a result to the treasury. It is also reported that two sailors with Helge Ingstad (their age is 20 and 25 years) are in the Haukeland clinic in Bergen. A total of eight crew members of the Helge Ingstad were injured and injured during a collision between a frigate and a tanker. Several people suffered from smoke, which resulted from a break in the electrical wiring, which led to a short circuit during contact with the exposed wires of sea water.
Commander of the Norwegian Navy has already met with the commander of the ship Helge Ingstad. From the conversation, fragments of which are published in the Norwegian media:
In general, according to sources in the Norwegian media, the conversation was held in a raised voice emanating from the commander in chief.
The tanker received minor damage and continued sailing. And at the frigate - a hole below the waterline on the starboard side, which eventually led to the flooding of the combat ship. Moreover, the frigate fell on its side, and it took intervention so that it would not crash completely on the rocky shore. The main part of the crew left the Helge Ingstad on rescue equipment.
The representative of the press service of the Norwegian Navy, Torill Harland, reports that the water got into the cabins and other internal rooms of the warship through the resulting hole. Used equipment for pumping seawater.
According to Harland, the commission is studying not only the causes of the incident, but also the amount of the restoration of the frigate of the naval forces as a result to the treasury. It is also reported that two sailors with Helge Ingstad (their age is 20 and 25 years) are in the Haukeland clinic in Bergen. A total of eight crew members of the Helge Ingstad were injured and injured during a collision between a frigate and a tanker. Several people suffered from smoke, which resulted from a break in the electrical wiring, which led to a short circuit during contact with the exposed wires of sea water.
Commander of the Norwegian Navy has already met with the commander of the ship Helge Ingstad. From the conversation, fragments of which are published in the Norwegian media:
The greatest danger was for the sailors who were in close proximity to the place where the collision hit the tanker.
But the strategy is not to allow the ship to withstand a strike, but to avoid such a strike.
In general, according to sources in the Norwegian media, the conversation was held in a raised voice emanating from the commander in chief.
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