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Mr Quatro

01-12-21 06:47 PM

Russian CO steals his own bronze propellers

Russia should pay it's officers more, uh?

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...WCjioOGLrD_Nlw

https://www.thedrive.com/content/202...440&quality=70

Quote:

The Russian Navy says that a former commander of the now-decommissioned Sovremenny class destroyer Bespokoynyy conspired with others and stole the ship's two bronze propellers while it was in dry dock being converted into a floating museum. The alleged caper sounds like it was ripped straight from the plot of a comedic Hollywood heist movie, with the thieves reportedly swapping out the pair of screws, each weighing approximately 13 tons, for ones made out of a cheaper metal.

Cybermat47

01-12-21 08:15 PM

Well... if it’s decommissioned, who’s going to miss them? :D

Aktungbby

01-12-21 11:40 PM

When brass steals bronze!!??

as the article says with a straight face: "it was a brazen heist...and somebody got screwed..."nice to know this goes on behind the Iron Curtain too:arrgh!:

samll

01-13-21 10:19 AM

Quote:

Russia should pay it's officers more, uh?

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...WCjioOGLrD_Nlw

I didn't believe what a read the first time
that's genius but also the stupidest thing that man could do because being the sole officer responsible for the safety of a decommissioned ship all responsibility in on him

Mr Quatro

01-13-21 12:22 PM

Welcome aboard samll :up:

Aktungbby

01-13-21 12:52 PM

Welcome aboard!

samll! :Kaleun_Salute:

Jimbuna

01-16-21 01:50 PM

Welcome to SubSim samll :Kaleun_Salute:

ikalugin

01-16-21 01:59 PM

More of the pension thing, the ship was being converted into a museum and the Captain decided to get some sweet retirement money going by swapping the bronse screw with a cheaper imitation, while selling the bronse.

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