Russia’s only aircraft carrier damaged as its floating dry dock sinks

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  1. Durandal

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    Better worry about spending on your lone aircraft carrier before you fuss over what the US Air Force spends on coffee cups, Boris. :D

    Russia’s only aircraft carrier damaged as its floating dry dock sinks

    One worker missing, four injured; Admiral Kuznetsov's hull gashed by crane.
    Sean Gallagher - 10/30/2018, 2:28 PM

    Russia's one and only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is in the middle of a long-forestalled refit in Murmansk. But its repairs may take a bit longer now that the floating dry dock that was carrying it at Murmansk's Shipyard 82 suddenly sank—causing a giant crane to crash onto the Kuznetsov and gash a 16-foot hole in its hull. One shipyard worker is missing, and four others were hospitalized—two of them in critical condition.

    The floating dry dock, the PD-50—one of the largest in the world—apparently sank as the result of a power outage following a power surge at the shipyard, possibly related to damage to power lines caused by ice.

    According to the press officer of the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center, Evgeny Gladyshev, the accident occurred while the Kuznetsov was being floated out of the dock. "When the 82nd Shipyard was launching the Admiral Kuznetsov, an emergency situation occurred," Gladyshev explained to Interfax. "Due to interruptions in the supply of electric power to the PD-50, the floating dock dived out in an off-design mode."

    Without power to control the pumps or control the filling of the ballast tanks, the dry dock completely submerged. In the process, a 70-metric-ton (77-US-ton) crane crashed into the ship as it floated out of the sinking dock. Another crane fell as well.

    ... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...rrier-damaged-as-its-floating-dry-dock-sinks/
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    You know what this thing reminds me of when I see pictures of it?

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    What do you think about it?
     
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    You gotta sympathize over the loss of life, but as to Russia itself one is compelled to say . . . hahahahahahaha!
     
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    No wonder Russia is willing to fight to keep its warm water ports.
     
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    Oh dear. This ship really is accident prone, isn't it. Its entire history has been a succession of disasters. Maybe Russia should stick to things it is good at - naval air is not among them.
     
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    Awww darn......seems the old can is always jinxed....ahahahaha.:))).
    The dry dock sinks, now a gaping hole in the deck!!
    Seems naval engineering and tactics just aint your cup of tea russkis.....stick to what you know best....old Soviet propaganda!:))
     
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    :roflol:

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    "Quit laughing or we'll crush you!"
     
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    Personally.... I think that this fits with some of the intriguing predictions made by Christian psychic Mark Taylor?!

    https://www.sordrescue.com/uploads/4/7/7/9/47798703/01-24-18_energy_now.pdf
     
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    Where are the Russian trolls? I want to see how they spin this. After all isn't their technology light years ahead of the rest of the world? They can't even master technology the US mastered nearly a century ago.
     
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    Can’t wait for @Destroyer of illusions to spin this into Russian favor.
    I wonder who he is going to blame this on: Ukrainians, Americans, European spies or white bears?
     
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    Well Destroyer had this coming..ach get it together Russia
     
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    Predicting that a Russian aircraft carrier will break down/perform poorly/have big technical issues is slightly behind predicting a sunrise in difficulty. Had Mr Taylor been so specific it would be no indication of his predictive powers.

    Of course, your man did no such thing. Russian & Chinese planes still fly & both nations are still superpowers. As long as their nuclear missiles work they will remain so. China, in fact, is still increasing its military power apace. So, as predictions go this is a bust.

    If you want to be impressed by a Mark Taylor I would direct your attention to former Australian captain Mark Taylor. How many people would walk away from the chance to set a record because they didn't want to pass the total of the greatest cricketer of all time?

     
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    Russians and military technology. Two worlds collide. :laughing:

    Here's another funny video from Putin's junkyard:
     
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    Its a trick! They just want us to think that!

    Im mostly kidding, of course, but its possible...
     
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    It doesn't upset me at all. We returned the Crimea, influence in Syria, Libya and in central Africa. This bonus outweighs everything. An accident on the ship during repairs is not uncommon. In addition, the Cuban leader recently came to Putin, where arrangements for the deployment of a Russian military base and Russian missiles in Cuba took place. Therefore, there is no reason for depression.:party:
     
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    Your avatar display the place where your thoughts are born?
     
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    Russia does not have and never had aircraft carriers. Russia is the most peaceful country in the world.
    In addition, an accident during repair work is not uncommon. I could tell you about the burned-down American submarine "Miami" in the repair docks or how the new American warships break in the first voyage, but this is commonplace. Much more interesting is the material about inflated prices for cups. Because this material shows corruption in the American government.
     
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    Right...”Aviation Cruisers”.

    You realize that fools no one, right?
     
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    A Russian concerned about government corruption... in America... lol.
     
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    If they
     
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    As everyone can see ... :mrgreen:

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    It is very correct that you can't tell a rainbow from a spoof of the NBC peacock. It fully characterizes you. :lol:
     
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