Markus Becker Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Artistic impression of the sinking. She was to be scrapped in Turkey but she wasn't allowed in due to hazmat inside her. For the same reason the Brazillians didn't want to deal with her at home, so down she went in international waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Like people throwing their Mc Donalds garbage out of their cars onto the streets. The tragedy of the commons. Brazil simply did not want to pay for an appropriate disposal that dealt with the hazardous materials on board and tried to pass it on to Turkey, which refused after protests. Its sister ship was dismantled in the UK, probably for real money, after the then owners had also tried to pass it on to some dodgy low cost company abroad (India in this case). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Becker Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 In the bright side, even the traditional scrappers seen to get a green-ish conscience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanoid Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Saudi company wanted to buy the hull for $6 mil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrybk Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Will always remember it getting curb stomped in Red Storm Rising and the fighters that were left aloft still trying to fight off the Backfires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 It could have been SINKEXed. It would have been the best training the Brazilian Navy had experienced in decades, if ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Jones Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 On 2/5/2023 at 1:03 PM, shep854 said: It could have been SINKEXed. It would have been the best training the Brazilian Navy had experienced in decades, if ever. They didn't want to use up their torpedo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 8 hours ago, Harold Jones said: They didn't want to use up their torpedo. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On the way Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Just returned from Brazil. Its all over the news there. I don't speak Portuguese. But they seem to be in a tiffy over it. In any case, I don't think their Air Force could sink it with what they have. So, any SINKEX could backfire on their armed forces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 18 hours ago, Harold Jones said: They didn't want to use up their torpedo. The first thought that came to my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike1158 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 A sinkex still requires removal of hazardous matewrials, I take it they just opened tha valves and scuttle the hull. %ankers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 On 2/5/2023 at 12:48 PM, Daan said: Like people throwing their Mc Donalds garbage out of their cars onto the streets. The tragedy of the commons. Brazil simply did not want to pay for an appropriate disposal that dealt with the hazardous materials on board and tried to pass it on to Turkey, which refused after protests. Its sister ship was dismantled in the UK, probably for real money, after the then owners had also tried to pass it on to some dodgy low cost company abroad (India in this case). Any idea on the long term effect in the environment? At least it is not something that happens very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Becker Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 6 minutes ago, alejandro_ said: Any idea on the long term effect in the environment? At least it is not something that happens very often. Zero. Not so long ago all sorts of toxic stuff was routinely dumped into the ocean. And in developing countries still is. At least the shit in her is 5k deep where there's not much sea life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Becker Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 (edited) 20 hours ago, Harold Jones said: They didn't want to use up their torpedo. Brazil, not Argentina. BTW, the photo you often see as the sinking Sao Paulo is actually the CV-34 USS Ori-somthing. Edited February 8 by Markus Becker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike1158 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 USS Oriaskaney I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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