Venezuelan pirates messed up when they rammed a cruise liner with reinforced hull

[QuickNDirty]

Venezuelan Navy OPV sinks after collision with passenger ship | Shephard

Venezuelan Navy OPV Naiguatá (GC-23) sank on 30 March after colliding with a Portuguese-registered Colombian passenger ship, RCGS Resolute. The incident occurred at approximately 00:45, some …

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[Bender]

Why?
Let’s pretend I’m retarded and explain this to me.

 

[pmclaine]

Who's manning the watch on these Venezuelan ships?

US Navy watchstanders?

 

[pmclaine]

And on a serious note......

We have mobilized a naval armada down there.

Im thinking Venezuela miss identified "the big ship" for one of our blockaders.

I guess we now know the mindset of the Venezuelan Navy if they come in range of one of our ships.

We might have to send a launch out to have them ram and sink their own ship.

 

[Redmanss]

Pirates indeed, pretty obvious their navy was trying to jack that ship in international waters. Just desserts...

Cruise ship sunk Venezuelan Navy ship after being fired at and rammed. Don’t mess with RESOLUTE.

Apr 2 UPDATE: Cruise ship with 35 maintenance crew on board (no passangers) was positioned outside Venezuelan territorial waters, when she was approached by NAIGUATA and ordered to sail to Puerto Moreno on Isla De Margarita. Warning shots were fired, ...

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[candyx]

POTUS wants to promote sea life off the coast of Venezuelan to help the oceans by creating artificial reefs by using the Venezuelan Navy, this is a great opportunity for new US Submarine Commanders to hone their skills.

 

[pmclaine]

This is worth a follow.

Probably Occams Razor but there is some shit going on down there.

 

[Jake the dog]

I don't know anything about the Venezuelan navy, but I expect sinking your own ship is a career killer. Possibly literally killed.

 

[TACC]

How many ships can they own?