[Baron von Kriterium]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

We may have dodged a torpedo by having not gone with the F100 derived Frigate. Early reports from the Helge Ingstad indicate a severe design flaw that makes watertight compartments, well...not watertight.



http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...it-isnt-pretty

Perhaps. But the rendition of the damage, as well as the photos, indicates - I don't know - 5-6 bulkheads damaged? I think the damage surpassed all damage control design considerations for even the most water-tight compartments. Essentially, they were fecked and quite fortunate they drifted aground. In the open ocean, that ship would have gone under quickly with probably a loss of a lot of life.

Here is an excellent site (sorry, Norwegian, but lots of imagery) discussing this accident:
https://www.nrk.no/hordaland/xl/dett...hXPf-MeopWimj4

Here is another link to a translated transcript of the radio traffic between the main actors.

https://medium.com/@cargun/radar-ima...n-a71e3f516b54