# Frigate Helge Ingstad Design - Damage Survivability

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/frigate-helge-ingstad-design-damage-survivability/49932>\
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [December 4, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/frigate-helge-ingstad-design-damage-survivability/49932 "2018-12-04T16:59:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![By-C](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/by-c/32/5504_2.png) [@By-C](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/By-C)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/frigate-helge-ingstad-design-damage-survivability/49932/30 "2018-12-07T23:16:29Z")

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> [@Tanker Sola and Norwegian navy frigate Helga Ingstad collide off Norway](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/tanker-sola-and-norwegian-navy-frigate-helga-ingstad-collide-off-norway/49684/457):
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> Because if they have stabilisers extended when hitting against the side of a loaded Sola TS that could rip open a fairly large hole in the side below waterline.

A most probable contributive factor !

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