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Originally Posted by ETR3(SS)
I must say I am perplexed by the damage control (or lack thereof) onboard the INS ship. It sank pierside not in the open water, suggesting that the flooding was under some sort of control. But it sank...pierside!  |
Should have figured you'd beat me to it, in regard to DC.
The collision didn't look that violent, and the damage to ship wasn't immediately fatal - they were able to make it to the pier. I mean, given the mass of the two ships - the Indian vessel was so much smaller than the merchie - the fact that it wasn't just plumb run over gives some indication of the nature of the impact. At first glance, it sure looks to me like the DC party got it pier side and quit for the day.