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Irish naval vessel damaged during Canadian sub rescue
2004-10-06

The Irish Naval Service vessel LÉ Róisín is to return to Halbowline in Cork Harbour after temporary repairs have been carried out in Donegal Bay. The Róisín had been going to the assistance of a stricken Canadian submarine when she was damaged in rough seas. The crew had to abandon its efforts to assit the crew of the fire-damaged submarine after incurring what a naval spokesman has called "significant damage" to her bow in stormy conditions. The damage is being assesed by the service`s marine engineering staff though none of the crew on board was injured. Two other Irish Naval Services vessels, which were on fishery patrols off the south coast of Ireland have been dispatched to assist the submarine.
The LÉ Róisín is a "P51 Class Offshore Patrol Vessel". I guess it's not built to be too offshore, however.
Posted by:Dar

#7  If there were heavy seas involved, I still would have preferred a berth on the LÉ Róisín vice the surfaced submarine. That would have been a barf fest.
Posted by: Super Hose   2004-10-07 12:31:42 AM  

#6  I would just like to take this moment to thank Canada and Ireland for not f*cking up participating in the invasion of Iraq.
Posted by: BH   2004-10-06 5:10:55 PM  

#5  
The vessel is designed to patrol the EU zone adjacent to The Republic of Ireland to implement Fishery protection, conservation and management.

The vessel is designed for good sea-keeping qualities allied with top speed when desired plus an economical cruising speed of approximately 15 knots. The ship is of monohull design, its profile streamlined in appearance and functional in design with a single funnel positioned aft of amidships.

The vessel is capable of surviving in wind force 12 and Sea State 9.
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Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2004-10-06 2:54:04 PM  

#4  ..I was under the impression that a lot of tehse smaller patrol boats have huge amounts of composite or GRP construction, which makes them a bit fragile out on the open ocean. OTOH, the crew of the Canadian SSK they helped rescue would probably gladly assist in the repairs.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2004-10-06 12:05:46 PM  

#3  It was your quote marks. I fixed it.
Posted by: Fred   2004-10-06 11:43:27 AM  

#2  
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2004-10-06 11:40:58 AM  

#1  argh--somehow screwed up the image URL--are links to outside pix now discouraged? I thought I had the syntax right.
Posted by: Dar   2004-10-06 11:15:58 AM  

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