HMS Astute ....runs aground
ni kapal selam British ter-runs aground8p2LuvoXKmU
ni news copy dari http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/10/23/hms-astute-the-navy-s-1-2billion-nuclear-vessel-runs-aground-115875-22652700/
HMS Astute - the navy's ￡1.2billion nuclear vessel - runs aground
At ￡1.2billion it is the world's most advanced sub - yet HMS Astute lies humiliatingly stranded yesterday after running aground.The 323ft nuclear vessel was on trials but unarmed when it got stuck in shallow water off Skye at around 8am - hundreds of metres outside the Royal Navy's safe lanes.Early efforts to free the 7,800-tonne craft from the shingle bank failed. But it was finally towed off shortly after 6pm.Hms Astute boasts a state-of-the-art auto pilot and sonar system and can lie virtually undetected in waters near the coast.Yesterday the stealth sub, skippered by Cmdr Andy Coles, spent 10 hours in full view of passers-by after sailing past simple buoys that warn sailors of shallow water.Ross Mckerlich, 56, who runs the local lifeboat crew, saw the vessel from his home a mile away. He said: "It's gone inside the channel buoys. I can't believe it."I've never seen a sub as big as this come this close. Somebody's made an error. Everybody knows how shallow it is there."I have been running the lifeboat for 15 years and had boats for 30 years and I'm amazed he has ended up where he has." Fellow witness Nigel Smith said: "It's not far from the Skye Bridge. People are lining the streets to try and get a look." Former nuclear sub engineer Martin Douglas warned that as the tide dropped, the secrets of the boat's propulsion system risked becoming visible to all.The vessel, built by BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, was commissioned into the Navy two months ago and is due to enter service in 2011.It is the first in a fleet of six that will replace Trafalgar-class subs.Last month Cmdr Coles bragged: "We have a brand new method of controlling the submarine...by platform management system, rather than the old conventional way of doing everything of using your hands. This is fly-by-wire technology, including only an auto pilot rather than a steering column." It is believed crew were being moved from the shore to the craft when it ran aground.A Navy spokesman initially claimed: "It got a bit too close to the shore but there's no damage. These things are designed to fight wars." But the MoD later admitted the boat's rudder may have been harmed.John Ainslie of Scottish CND, said: "This is the latest in a long line of incidents involving nuclear subs off the west coast of Scotland.Previous incidents have shown an appalling lack of common sense and basic navigation skills."
The Navy has in recent years had a number of embarrassing mishaps.In 2008 the submarine HMS Superb hit rocks under the Suez Canal after a "1" was mistaken for a "7" on charts. Submarine HMS Trafalgar sustained millions of pounds of damage when it ran aground off Skye in 2002.The same year saw HMS Liverpool, a Type 42 Destroyer, smashed into a Portsmouth harbour wall just after ￡200million refit.The MoD is to spend ￡4million refitting the warship HMS Bristol even though it will be used solely for training.
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ehem ehem, kalo kena kat kapal selam RMN mesti ada yang tuduh hantu monggol nih :lol: uishh.. kalo jadi kat perdana menteri class vessels, pihak opposition akan bersorak sakan.
anything goes to discredit the govt... UK nak bankrupt...saje je ground kasi buang kos maintenance hahhaha
bajet cut dah sampai $125 billion pun ekonomi masey busuk Reply 3# hijazzains
dengar kata teruk gak budget navy diorang kena taras
-hms Ark Royal dlm perancangan nak dipencenkan
-hms Illustrious pencen2014 tu UK navy dah ade title special
BATH TUB NAVY OF THE YEAR
Still pretending to be a superpower but can;t afford it..billions for the Astutes.....aircraft carriers while their society collapses.
Ape gune bine Astute tu.,...bom Moscow dan Beijing? Hahahahha..ingat depa takle bom london balik..hahhaha Berita best pasal Royal Navy.....yang pernah menguasai 7 lautan dunia..sedih2....aku jangka US pun akan hadapi situasi ini tidak lama lagi
Tak mustahil Malaysia nanti ade lagi banyak surface combatants dari RN kalau kita maintain target 27 NGPV!!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/8072041/Navy-aircraft-carrier-will-be-sold-after-three-years-and-never-carry-jets.html kos terlampau tinggi utk maintain , jumlah kapal , jd sbb tulah multi purpose ship diperkenak , kurangkan kos Reply 6# hijazzains
haha, belum siap tapi dah cadang nak jual :lol: kalau kat malaysia
dah melompat2 kesukaan dah
puak pembangkang sampah tu.. ;P
ada bahan nak menghentam lawan.. "hantu monggolia ka????"
kalo pembangkang britain mcm pembangkang taik kat malaysia ni...dialog diatas memang dah disebut dah...:lol: aik,kat bod MPSA pon ada yang nak meratib2 ka? Replyhijazzains
dengar kata teruk gak budget navy diorang kena taras
-hms Ark Royal dlm pe ...
batu_bergolek Post at 23-10-2010 23:28 http://mforum2.cari.com.my/images/common/back.gif
Pound sterling dah kontang kena curah kat Afghanistan, sahabat sejati USA le katakan :lol: kasihan her majesty service "can not rule the waves"lagi dah :)
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