October 6, 20241 yr I was thinking of Tom Allensworth this morning as he was retired Navy and used to post about stories like these, I think he would have found this one to be quite astounding. The HMNZS Manawanui from the New Zealand Navy that is a modern hydrographic ship, and it's primary role is to measure the sea floor, and while measuring the sea floor it hit the sea floor and sank off the coast of Samoa. Everyone survived thankfully, but yea you have one job, and that is to look at the sea floor, and you hit the sea floor while looking at the sea floor 😕 https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350441671/defence-force-describes-challenging-rescue-manawanui-crew-currents-wind-pushed Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
October 6, 20241 yr Hilarious and tragic - ship was top of the line and equipped with best stuff. Edited October 6, 20241 yr by Beardyman Artur
October 6, 20241 yr Wow. The captain is in BIG trouble. Still, it's New Zealand so she can just tell the board of inquiry she was suffering from 'mental health issues' when it ran aground and everything will be alright....
October 6, 20241 yr Captain (New Zealand accent): "Batten down the hatches"! Midshipman: "Sir, the hatches are battened down". Captain: "Well, bat 'em down again! Crash! 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
October 6, 20241 yr 22 minutes ago, ailchim said: If you thinks that's bad..... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx6xvvn25xo Oh, the irony! My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
October 7, 20241 yr Author 17 hours ago, DD_Arthur said: Wow. The captain is in BIG trouble. Still, it's New Zealand so she can just tell the board of inquiry she was suffering from 'mental health issues' when it ran aground and everything will be alright.... I wouldn't want to be in her shoes... "LUCY YOU GOT SOME SPLAINING TO DO" 😁 Learning more about this now, at the time they were measuring the reef, but it was also windy so likely they were blown into the reef. September October and November is the windiest time of year in the South Pacific so to be honest they shouldn't have been that close to a reef in winds like that, when they abandoned ship the wind did blow one of the life boats over as well so yea, it was strong winds at that time Also anyone that has seen Tom Hanks and Wilson fight those winds, yup that is the South Pacific Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
October 7, 20241 yr I had to look up Hanks and Wilson to understand. And found that Wilson recently sold for $400,000. I wonder what Frodo's ring would sell for? 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
October 10, 20241 yr Moderator On 10/6/2024 at 6:33 AM, ailchim said: If you thinks that's bad..... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx6xvvn25xo How did a thief get so close to her purse to nab it? Or did she leave it in another unsecured room? Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
October 14, 20241 yr On 10/10/2024 at 1:01 AM, n4gix said: How did a thief get so close to her purse to nab it? Or did she leave it in another unsecured room? It was stolen from a room I believe. He's been charged with burglary rather than theft, which suggests an element of "breaking and entering". It was the black & white stripey jumper, black bobble hat and face mask that first alerted Warwickshire Police.
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