Oil tanker collides with frigate - GIF

Oil tanker Sola TS collides with Norwegian Navy frigate Helge Ingstad, severely damaging the latter. The frigate was sold for scrap after Norwegian authorities deemed repairs too costly.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...299#post110063
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...4656#post80329
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...654#post123533
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...349#post177284
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...484#post127828

Incompetence at its finest...

I wonder what the actual circumstances were at play here.

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Originally Posted by Frank S

I wonder what the actual circumstances were at play here.

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That left a mark; 1.4 billion worth. 2018, finally raised 2021.
https://maritime-executive.com/artic...n-with-frigate
The short video shows upper sheer of frigate raking through upper bow of tanker, while bulbous protrusion of tanker undoubtedly collapsed a good portion of the frigate below water line.
The ineptness seems to hang on the tanker, despite being to starboard (green lamp).

When a 112,000 ton oil tanker collides with a 5,000 ton frigate, what do you expect? The starboard green light of the frigate can be seen from the tanker that has the right of way and classified as a ship restricted in her ability to maneuver. Moreover, the frigate is a small, fast and quick to maneuver ship. The frigate was coming back from NATO exercise, and who knows, who was at the bridge at the time of the collision.