Russian CO steals his own bronze propellers

Mr Quatro · 01-12-21, 06:47 PM

Russia should pay it's officers more, uh?

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

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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?

Aktungbby · 01-12-21, 11:40 PM

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

samll · 01-13-21, 10:19 AM

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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

Aktungbby · 01-13-21, 12:52 PM

samll!

Jimbuna · 01-16-21, 01:50 PM

Welcome to SubSim samll

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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Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,997 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	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 __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

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ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ Grumpy as always.