The HI had a valid Seaworthiness Certificate and had been receiving a Class notation by DNV-GL: [image] Norsk selskap godkjente KNM Helge Ingstad før ulykken Både klasseselskapet DNV GL og Forsvarets materielltilsyn godkjente krigsskipet i april i fjor. PS> No…

[image] Tanker Sola and Norwegian navy frigate Helga Ingstad collide off Norway «In today’s highly-competitive shipping industry» … construction cost is paramount. That’s true. However, unless the vessel design is done in close co-operation with the shipyard that has some strange limitations (…

[image] Tanker Sola and Norwegian navy frigate Helga Ingstad collide off Norway how else could you drop them clear of the hull? …like that ! [ - YouTube] Then it will be understood that walking out a VLCC anchor gives better control… Back to topic … :wink:

Now the shipyard getting involved: [image] Spanish Shipyard Says Norwegian Navy 'Passes the Buck' Over Sunken Frigate While the Norwegian Navy has taken urgent measures abroad for the peers of the sunken frigate KNM Helge Ingstad to prevent inundation, the Spanish shipyard that manufactur…

The Norwegian investigation team blames the Spanish shipyard Navantia for the sinking of the frigate KNM Helge Ingstad (F-313) after colliding with an oil tanker on November 8. The Commission of Investigation of Transport Accidents claims to have discovered a “critical” design failure of the ship b…

[image] Tanker Sola and Norwegian navy frigate Helga Ingstad collide off Norway Now the shipyard getting involved: I’ve been watching this with bemusement. According to the press, water was allowed to pass between water tight compartments by way of “the hollow prop shafts”. I assume that the…

[image] Tanker Sola and Norwegian navy frigate Helga Ingstad collide off Norway Attempting to blame the Spanish Shipyard for the sip sinking is laughable. I don’t think anybody is blaming them for the sinking, but if the rumors are true that construction flaws allowed free communication betwee…

This state of affairs reflects very poorly on anyone who had anything to do with the ships. Of course, the surveyors carry a much greater part of the blame than any yard worker. If anyone did notice such a glaring flaw without making it known where it counts, it’s grossly negligent. Part of the p…

Where were the Norwegian Naval Architects? Norwegian owners represetitives at the yard during construction? Norwegian surveyors? Did the ship’s officers discover these defects and report them up the chain of command? Why not? And here I thought that only the US Navy was totally incompetent, and on…

There are three types of ships! Ships that carry passengers, ships that carry cargo and ships that carry weapons to destroy the enemy. Forget fishing boats, yachts, etc. Here I discuss the first three types. Ships that carry passengers, aka passenger ships shall survive one or two compartments up-…

[image] Tanker Sola and Norwegian navy frigate Helga Ingstad collide off Norway If so one reason could be to have a more stable platform for gunnery control but why in a fjord close to land? The other is to prevent glasses from sliding of the tables. Regardless of why, if they had stabilisers …

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Klaveness December 7, 2018, 2:17pm 23

I don’t think anybody is blaming them for the sinking, but if the rumors are true that construction flaws allowed free communication between watertight compartments, it’s still kinda serious.

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