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2018-10-31 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia's only aircraft carrier is damaged when floating dock securing it sinks

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Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Well, its not like firing up a nuclear submarine in dock for overhaul, now is it?

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-10-31 06:56|| 2018-10-31 06:56|| Front Page Top

#2 We shouldn't get too snide, in 1969 we sank a nuke sub, the USS Guitarro (SSN 665) at Mare Island pierside.

Posted by magpie 2018-10-31 11:21|| 2018-10-31 11:21|| Front Page Top

#3 When your preventive maintenance plan and/or facilities is crap, expect to have more maintenance ahead of you than planned.

Posted by DarthVader 2018-10-31 14:44|| 2018-10-31 14:44|| Front Page Top

#4 expect to have more maintenance ahead of you than planned.

"We don't have time for that now."
-- famous last, and occasionally posthumous, words

Posted by SteveS 2018-10-31 14:57|| 2018-10-31 14:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Where I retired from: Preventative Maintenance is only seen as a Negative Entry on the Balance Books. After all, until something breaks and the wheels of production stop turning there is no fiscally sound reason to pay for fixing things right, Right?!? Bean Counters, gotta love 'em...

Posted by magpie 2018-10-31 16:16|| 2018-10-31 16:16|| Front Page Top

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