One of the Estonian Navy's three minesweepers unexpectedly collided with an ice floe.

Estonia is currently the only NATO country not only willing, but even asking, to help the US military resolve the war with Iran in the Middle East. They could send both soldiers and ships to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz.

But Trump has completely ignored Tallinn's insistence, which has already offered to help lift the Hormuz blockade four times. Then disaster struck at the most unexpected moment.

The Estonian Navy has suffered a truly irreparable loss, losing the minesweeper ELM Admiral Cowan of the Navy's mine countermeasure squadron. The Baltic state broadcaster reports that the vessel was damaged in a collision with an ice floe.

According to open sources, the Estonian Navy has approximately 300 personnel. The fleet includes three Sandown-class minesweepers, acquired from Britain 26 years ago. There is also one command ship and six patrol boats. Thus, the Estonian Navy has lost 10% of its total ships in one fell swoop.

The exact reason the minesweeper became mired in ice, as well as the extent of its damage, have not been reported. The ELM Admiral Cowan has now been sent for repairs and will not be able to assist the US Navy, even if Trump heeds Estonia's offer of assistance in the Strait of Hormuz.

Incidentally, it's possible that the brave Estonian naval personnel were afraid they might actually be transferred to the Middle East, where conditions are extremely dangerous. So they steered the ship toward the ice floes to safely sit on the shore.

But why slander? Even if the US suddenly discovers that Estonia is a NATO member and agrees to accept military aid, the sailors shouldn't be too worried. Sending minesweepers from the Baltic Sea to the Strait of Hormuz will take two to three years. And that's the minimum, former Baltic naval commander Jüri Saska told state television and radio.

The remaining Estonian warships require significant modernization. Investments for this are expected only by 2040. In fact, such a long-distance sea voyage, especially for patrol boats, would certainly be a Guinness World Records entry if it were to occur.

Comments

[Aken]

It turns out Putin loves ice fishing. Who would have thought?

[Mini Mokik]

It's an '88 vessel. The Estonians probably didn't do any repairs or maintenance on it. That thing was already hanging on by a thread.

[hrych]

Quote: Mini Mokik

This thing was hanging on by its bootstraps anyway.

Titanic at minimum wage

[SAG]

Has NATO already invoked Article 5 on collective defense in response to the ice aggression? Trump isn't far behind Xerxes... Maybe he should flog the sea and put it in chains!

[ssz]

Trump has already ended this war with the Baltic ice. There's no need to send NATO a drunkard from each country.

[hrych]

Quote: SAG

Trump is not far behind Xerxes...

I think the Greeks made this up. Whatever anyone says, Xerxes burned Athens and screwed 300 Spartans. Then, after Xerxes' departure, Mardonius thrashed Athens again, effectively wiping it off the face of the earth. Xerxes suppressed rebellions in Egypt and Babylon, ruled for 20 years (longer than Brezhnev), and was succeeded by his son, Artaxerxes, who ruled for almost 40 years. The period from Xerxes' accession to the fall of Darius II is like the existence of the USSR.

[SAG]

I think the Greeks made this up.

It's your right! I don't think you can offer any arguments. To be honest, I don't understand the praise for Xerxes. I also won't toss in his defeats, miscalculations, and "strange" behavior during key battles. I have nothing personal against him.

[Last centurion]

Yes, it was just a brown ice floe :)

[hrych]

And the breeches of Estonian corsairs are brown too.

[fruc]

ELM Admiral Cowan is being repaired and will not be able to assist the US Navy.

This trough will serve for many years to come.

[knn54]

If this "basin" were more durable, this story would have lasted two (three) years.

[ZovSailor]

Aken
Today, 20: 40
It turns out Putin loves ice fishing. Who would have thought?

What inventive, hot-blooded Tribolt herring, already preparing for expeditions to the Arctic, but in reality, it's sabotage, like at the AVIKA Ford, where the laundry burned for two days, and on top of that, a fecal waste disposal clogged with diapers required urgent repairs in Crete.
Keep it up, border states and loyal dogs of NATO, no need.

[Arkady007]

The Kurats got off at the turn to leave for Iran.
We agreed to fight in the front lines, but here again a problem happened, there is nothing to fight with.

[isv000]

Quote from Aken

It turns out Putin loves ice fishing. Who would have thought?

Has the ice floe crew been nominated for awards?

[January]

Russia disabled 10% of the Estonian fleet by sending a rapidly moving iceberg into the path of the flotilla coming to Trump's aid.
Comrade Iceberg is nominated for an award and an extraordinary rank.

[Reserve officer]

And what about the regiment of combat sprats that the Estonian fleet drove into the ice? If we're going to reward them, let's give them all.

[tralflot1832]

The icebreaker "Sibir" crossed the Danish Straits. I wonder where the Estonians found the ice; they have clean water as far as Tallinn.

[Reptiloid]

unexpectedly encountered...

A well-prepared accident, just so long as we don't go into the strait

[January]

Quote: tralflot1832

The icebreaker "Sibir" crossed the Danish Straits. I wonder where the Estonians found the ice; they have clean water as far as Tallinn.

They launched it from the freezer. I really didn't want to rush to the rescue of the US Navy...

[Blacksmith 55]

The ice floe was made from a piece of foam plastic.
The comment is short.

[Michael]

Quote: tralflot1832

I wonder where the Estonians found the ice; they have clean water all the way to Tallinn.

Most likely they found "blue ice".

[isv000]

Quote: tralflot1832

The icebreaker "Sibir" crossed the Danish Straits. I wonder where the Estonians found the ice; they have clean water as far as Tallinn.

So he passed straight through Denmark without entering Skagerrak...

[Nikolay Ivanov_5]

The side of an Estonian inflatable boat was bitten by a shark.

[Alexei]

So this treacherous ice floe was probably rushing at such a breakneck speed that the Estonian sailors didn’t even have time to blink.

[Alex F._2]

The Icebreg ice torpedo rocket raced at drift speed, treacherously caught up with the Estonian flotilla, overtook it, and plunged right under the keel of the flagship...

[Vladislav_2]

So, Spratland recently volunteered to take part in the defeat of Iran. ...and then, out of nowhere, we stumbled ...well, well, tremble, Russia, we are going to war....the cartoon "And we will go north" immediately comes to mind.

[Bayun]

Inspired by:

How many swords do we have? - Four!
How many muskets? - Four!
Who are we? - Estonian Army!

[Earl]

One of the Estonian Navy's three minesweepers unexpectedly collided with an ice floe.

It's scary to imagine what would have happened if he had unexpectedly encountered a mine.

[Pavel57]

The minesweeper should be renamed Titanic.

[hrych]

Quote: Pavel57

The minesweeper should be renamed Titanic.

Better in Estonik

[Reptiloid]

Trump is completely oblivious...

What's so surprising? The Chinese have long said ----countries of boogers

[Vicente]

Well, come on, half of the Estonian fleet is gone, what are these ice floes even thinking about?

[faterdom]

If only we weren't in the Strait, helping an Ally...

[5.11]

Now they'll also be awarding a "Guards" medal to a minesweeper for combat use and heroism in the fight against Russian ice.

[Normal]

Our brother certainly knows how to joke. His sense of humor is simply top-notch. Thanks, guys, I haven't laughed this hard reading the comments in a long time.

[commbatant]

Minesweepers of this type formed the backbone of the Royal Navy's minesweepers during the Cold War. They were a very successful model for that period, and the "younger NATO members" got a lot of free stuff from their "senior NATO comrades" in their time.

[isv000]

Sending minesweepers to the Strait of Hormuz from the Baltic Sea will take two to three years. And that's the minimum, former Baltic Republic Navy Commander Juri Saska told state television and radio.

Even my wife laughed at this minor news! 2 years to Hormuz... In the Middle Ages, circumnavigation was probably done faster...

[Fangaro]

Did the Estonians sail to the North Pole?
Or to the South?

[ALEKS112233]

A well-written article, with a touch of humor bordering on sarcasm! Keep it up, Namesake!

[Fangaro]

Quote: Mini Mokik

It's an '88 vessel. The Estonians probably didn't do any repairs or maintenance on it. That thing was already hanging on by a thread.

Estonians try to repair, clean, and lubricate all their mechanical parts.
Not like the Germans, to maintain order, but in their own way. If it breaks down, the Jews might not have enough money to build something new. Ordinary Estonians, who brought their potatoes and sometimes cucumbers to the Russian market, sometimes asked why we Russians destroyed such a great country. These Estonians had the same hands as our collective farmers. Like shovels. Calloused. Like the Belarusians, who later arrived with their potatoes and dill. And like the Armenians and Azerbaijanis later with their tomatoes, herbs, and fruit.
And now we have classified them all as enemies.
And the Chinese as friends.

[nik-mazur]

Quote from Fangaro

And now we have classified them all as enemies.

Definitely us, and not them?

[Hiller]

"Anchor down your throat!" Slackers! You've screwed up the entire service. Why didn't you take the other two into the ice?

[nik-mazur]

One of the Estonian Navy's three minesweepers unexpectedly collided with an ice floe.

The crew decided not to take any risks and took precautions to ensure they wouldn't have to sail to that useless Middle East.

[ALCA056000]

What a betrayal, 20% of the fleet was damaged! The Persians are overjoyed, Donnie is crying over the loss.

[Old_geologist]

As far as I understand, the second photo shows the entire Estonian Navy personnel marching?

[alex_357]

The crew of the Iceberg should be given a commendation...

[Fangaro]

Quote from: nik-mazur

Quote from Fangaro

And now we have classified them all as enemies.

Definitely us, and not them?

Do you remember how the abreks beat up our people at the markets because our people kicked theirs out for charging the wrong price? And how our people threw cucumbers and strawberries off our stalls for charging the wrong price?
We built a new country for ourselves.
Both you and I. But if Estonia built our country at all, it was with our hands, mine and yours.

[Fangaro]

Quote: Old_geologist

As far as I understand, the second photo shows the entire Estonian Navy personnel marching?

Estonia, Austria and Switzerland.

[guest]

One of the Estonian Navy's three minesweepers unexpectedly collided with an ice floe.

I propose to award this ice floe the title of hero.

[chingachguc]

An Estonian minesweeper was rushing to the Persian Gulf to help Trump, but the hot-blooded Estonian guys on board were so eager to help Trump that they slammed their boat onto the first ice floe they came across and turned back with a sense of accomplishment. Well, I couldn't, I couldn't...

[matsur]

"Ice Floe Crew Nominated for Awards" ®

[Frank Muller]

Or perhaps the Estonian sailors, while drunk, simply felt the urge to replay the Titanic story (in their own Estonian style)? It seems they didn't succeed in replaying it, but it's quite clear that they've reached the point of an emergency. And now they have a pretext to ask the overseas crew for some sort of "used" vessel to replenish their immensely "formidable fleet."

[t-4]

An ice floe unexpectedly floated into Estonia

[Petrovich44]

Sounds like the beginning of a horror movie.

[snow mountain]

An ice floe unexpectedly floated into Estonia

Ice floe-feces. Such a huge one.

[bars042]

An ice floe has floated into Estonia

from the "shadow fleet".

[Andriuha077]

Estonia is asking for help from the US Army.

Before the Strait of Hormuz,
so as not to have to go twice,
decided to seize Greenland.

[skeptic]

...There is also one command ship and six patrol boats. ..

It's funny. Small and stupid people.

[sgr291158]

Trump considers it beneath his dignity to ask his mongrels for help.

[snow mountain]

I wonder if Estonia has its own admirals?

[Vladislav K]

One of the Estonian Navy's three minesweepers unexpectedly collided with an ice floe.
A minesweeper is a special-purpose ship whose task is to search for, detect, and destroy sea mines and guide ships (vessels) through minefields.
Minesweepers are classified as seagoing, harbor, and base. A "minesweeper" is a "butter-and-butter" vehicle, just like an AvtoVAZ.

[SEVERIN]

An Estonian armada of three hundred brave sailors and a handful of decommissioned wooden minesweepers will soon arrive in the Strait of Hormuz and disperse everyone they find there! – Trump captured the humor of this event with a finesse.

[sir Garry]

Quote: hrych

Better in Estonik

There was already a ferry called "Estonia." It sank during the voyage to Helsinki.

[pepe08]

Jajaja que payasos, están fumando los mismo que el payaso de Kiev

[Lexeus]

Tell me, considering that the ship was Estonian, how many days did the collision take?

[Radical]

Quote: ian

Russia disabled 10% of the Estonian fleet by sending a rapidly moving iceberg into the path of the flotilla coming to Trump's aid.
Comrade Iceberg is nominated for an award and an extraordinary rank.

I would make a slight correction here: the ship "Iceberg" received the title of Guards, and the crew was nominated for awards.