warships

Royal Australian Navy decommissions longest serving ship

After more than 33 years of service, the ‘HMAS Success (II)’, the longest serving ship in the Royal Australian Navy, was decommissioned at Garden Island, Fleet Base East, Sydney on Saturday, 29 June 2019.

The ship was launched on 3 March 1984 by Lady Valerie Stephen, wife of the then Governor-General of Australia Sir Ninian Stephen and contractor sea trials were conducted in November and December 1985.

Contractor acceptance trials were conducted on 10 and 11 April 1986, and the ship was handed...

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Watch: Japanese warship collides with dock in Brisbane

The Japanese warship ‘JS Kunisaki’ collided into Brisbane’s Portside Wharf while trying to dock, Tuesday, 17 June. There were no injuries of crew onboard or spectators but the vessel was left visibly damaged.

Video footage from the time of the incident shows the 178-metre ship swinging its stern right around and straight into the wharf, causing surrounding objects to shake.

The causes of the incident are yet to be determined, although local media indicate poor judgement as key cause.

The warship,...

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Cost to repair frigate Helge Ingstad could be more than $1.3 billion

Despite the fact that the frigate Helge Ingstad was raised and set afloat after four months underwater, it still has a long way to go and needs massive investments. In fact, the cost of repairing the frigate will be more than NOK 12 billion ($1.37 billion), which is three times more the original cost.

The total costs of the Helge Ingstad’s replacement have not been estimated yet, but the Norwegian defence department believes that ordering several ships at once will be much cheaper that...

https://safety4sea.com/cost-to-repair-frigate-helge-ingstad-could-be-more-than-1-3-billion/

China to present new warships

China will present its new warships including nuclear submarines and destroyers during a parade next week, as it marks 70 years since its navy’s founding, according to a senior commander. This is considered by many as an indication that China flexes its well-equipped military capabilities.

As Reuters reports, during March China Beijing revealed a target of 7.5% increase in defence spending for 2019, which is a slower rate than 2018, but still more than the Chinese economic growth goal.

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Helge Ingstad patched and refloated

Six weeks after being raised, the wrecked frigate Helge Ingstad has been patched with steel plates and allowed to float on her own hull. Norwegian police reported that it has named three suspects over the collision of the Norwegian frigate ‘KNM Helge Ingstad’ with the the Maltese-flagged oil tanker ‘Sola TS’ off Bergen, in November 2018.

Commander Captain Håvard Mathisen, project manager for Forsvaret Defense Materials commented

This phase has focused on temporarily sealing the damage in the hull...

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Authorities name three suspects over Norwegian frigate collision

Norwegian police said it has named three suspects over the collision of the Norwegian frigate ‘KNM Helge Ingstad’ with the the Maltese-flagged oil tanker ‘Sola TS’ off Bergen, in November 2018.

In the early hours of Thursday 8 November, seven people were slightly injured after the Norwegian frigate ‘KNM Helge Ingstad’ collided with the Maltese-flagged oil tanker ‘Sola TS’ off Bergen, Norway. The warship developed dangerous list and all of its 137 crew were evacuated.

KNM Helge Ingstad sustained...

https://safety4sea.com/authorities-name-three-suspects-over-norwegian-frigate-collision/

Watch: Salvage team detonates torpedoes from sunken Helge Ingstad

Although the delay was long concerning weather conditions, the salvage process for the sunken Norwegian frigate Helge Ingstad is almost completed, and the Norwegian Navy expects to raise it on February 7 for transport to a nearby naval base. Salvage divers managed to remove the majority of the frigate’s missiles and torpedoes for disposal. As the torpedoes were too sensitive to be transferred, they were destroyed nearby.

The vessel collided with a tanker off the Sture oil terminal on November 8,...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-salvage-team-detonates-torpedoes-from-sunken-helge-ingstad/

Helge Ingstad’s crew could have mistaken oil tanker as stationary object

The Norwegian Accident Investigation Board (AIBN) released its preliminary report for the collision of the Norwegian frigate ‘KNM Helge Ingstad‘, which collided with the oil tanker ‘Sola TS’ off Bergen, Norway, on 8 November 2018.

In the early hours of Thursday 8 November, seven people were slightly injured after the Norwegian frigate ‘KNM Helge Ingstad’ collided with the Maltese-flagged oil tanker ‘Sola TS’ off Bergen, Norway. The warship sustained significant damage and sank a few days later.

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Watch: Norwegian frigate eventually sinks after collision with tanker

Although being hold with wires, the Norwegian frigate ‘Helge Instad’ was depicted almost fully submerged on Tuesday, following collision with the Maltese-flagged oil tanker ‘Sola TS’ in Hjeltefjorden, off Bergen, in the early morning hours of Thursday. The Norwegian Coastal Administration is leading the oil spill response, while the Navy is leading the work on the crash investigation.

The KNM Helge Ingstad was returning from NATO military exercises on 8 November, while the tanker had earlier...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-norwegian-frigate-eventually-sinks-after-collision-with-tanker/

Norwegian warship collides with tanker in fjord

Seven people were slightly injured after the Norwegian frigate ‘KNM Helge Ingstad’ collided with the Maltese-flagged oil tanker ‘Sola TS’ off Bergen, Norway, in the early hours of Thursday 8 November. The warship developed dangerous list and all of its 137 crew were evacuated.

The KNM Helge Ingstad was returning from Nato military exercises, while the tanker had earlier left Equinor’s Sture oil shipment terminal carrying a cargo of crude oil. The tanker suffered minor damage and there was no...

https://safety4sea.com/norwegian-warship-collides-with-tanker-in-fjord/

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