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Clang!
Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 13:06
by gordon-in-aberdeen
I've not long heard on the radio up here that HMS Astute has run aground near the isle of sky bridge
Quote from a local who woke up to find her not far from him this morning was " I don't know why the took her in there, i wouldn't take my yacht in there"
Re: Clang!
Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 14:01
by Garry Russell
Re: Clang!
Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 14:02
by HawkerHart
Deary me
"stealthiest ever built in the UK" so obviously the rocks didn't know it was coming and swam out in front of it
Re: Clang!
Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 14:05
by DarrenL
Looks like they need to re-introduce heaving the lead.
Re: Clang!
Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 14:26
by jonesey2k
The most advanced and sophisticated warship on the planet and somebody goes and sticks it on some rocks.
Court-martials ensue.
Re: Clang!
Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 14:41
by DarrenL
Perhaps they are doing an insurance job to make up the shortfall in the Navy's budget cut
Re: Clang!
Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 17:19
by Paul K
Add one RN Captain to the defence cuts.
Re: Clang!
Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 18:26
by jonesey2k
I bet they were all clattered after sampling some of the island single malts
Re: Clang!
Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 19:52
by Paul K
jonesey2k wrote:I bet they were all clattered after sampling some of the island single malts
On the rocks ?
Re: Clang!
Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 20:27
by John
Well I have no idea what really happened, but lords, the RN's had a bad enough week, come on guys take more care!
Here's hoping that it was a 'tech' issue and not more like the HMS Trafalgar incident
Kind regards
John