Here from the Captain and courtesy to same some comments regarding the naval encounter between the naval warship and the cruise ship that resulted in disaster for the former:
"VE [Venezuela] calls the ANBV Naiguata a tug. Not true - 25m x 9.5m warship . . . It's a patrol craft."
"German cruise ship RCGS Resolute [was intercepted] in international waters one mile past VE control undergoing maintenance destination Curacao [not Venezuela]. No pax [passengers] on board, just crew of 32. She measures 124m x 18m x 5m draft (light load)."
Naiguata a warship. Described as a patrol vessel. But armed with: "one Leonardo OTO Melara 76 mm gun, one CIWS [Close In Weapon System] anti-aircraft/anti-missile gun, and two 12.7 mm machine guns".
Cruise ship RCGS Resolute. Not the largest cruise ship. Hardly. Strengthened to operated in polar regions.
I HAD THOUGHT THE CRUISE SHIP WAS LOADED WITH PASSENGERS A PERCENTAGE OF THEM SICK WITH COVID-19. SHIP ATTEMPTING TO DOCK IN A VENEZUELAN PORT SEEKING ASSISTANCE FOR THE AFFLICTED. BUT THAT IS NOT TRUE.
An incident of the most unseemly type. Someone is really going to hear a lot about this one.
coolbert.
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