Interesting situation, mates. . .




"German Navy Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter M106 Grömitz (built 1994) based in Kiel -- will remain for some time on the rocks where it grounded in the night of Feb 21 off the harbor Floræ on way to Bergen. While hull remained so far undamaged in the grounding, the bunker fuel will have to be taken off before salvage. This probably will have to be undertaken by a sheerleg as a tug could cause hull damage when towing the ship off the rocks where Grömitz is stuck fast with its bow pointing to the sky. Cause of the grounding was said to be a navigational error, but the small island could possible not be detected by radar in snowy conditions. Ship was underway with other NATO-units within a mine hunting exercise. She was expected in Bremerhaven the forthcoming weekend but this is very unsure now. Vessel Capt. may be looking for other employment. Close to this position theNorwegian Navy frigate Oslo was lost on Jan 25, 1994, after having run aground one day before thereby suffering strong water ingress"

~Gunny

Ahoy Gunny,

Well what can one say...........

I can just hear the captain now............. S***iße !

Thanks for sharing,

Joe

I think there will be a new skipper on board soon. Hitting an island is a little different than running aground on a shifting sandbar.
Being so firmly planted on the island, I'd say he was really hauling a** in that snow storm.

Rut row Raggy.

Famous last words..."Hey y'all, watch this."



Ya think?

Guy's betcha I can jump this...I saw it on TV........lol

Ya all kidding aside, think the capt's days are numbered....to bad

The hull is undamaged? They build them pretty good in Germany. The article also mentions how the island may not have appeared on radar. With all the technology in the world, radar, GPS, etc, you just can't beat a skipper who takes conditions into account, and a good Mk I eyeball on a trained lookout.