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[BeBMan]

A Venezuelan navy patrol vessel has sunk in the Caribbean after ramming a cruise liner, apparently unaware that it had a reinforced hull.

Columbia Cruise Services, the owner of the cruise liner, said that the Venezuelan crew had fired shots and appeared to be trying to seize the civilian vessel, which was also an icebreaker. It described the move as an “act of aggression in international waters”.

The 403ft RCGS Resolute is a luxury liner which sails under a Portuguese flag and is designed for voyages in Antarctica.

full:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/venezuelan-navy-ship-sinks-after-ramming-reinforced-cruise-liner-6t9wggf5d

(needs subscription tho)

[Dinner]

Venezuela has stopped paying most of its navy regularly so most of them now resort to piracy and extracting illegal tolls from fishermen or the tiny wooden boats which buy goods in places like Trinidad to be brought back for sale in Venezuela. I imagine trying to pirate a cruiseliner is a new low even for them. I expect that shows their increased desperation.

[Proteus_MST]

The hardened hull of the cruise ship surely was german quality work

Here a link without subscription needs:
https://www.dw.com/en/venezuelan-nav...nks/a-53002237

[BeBMan]

The patrol vessel got his own wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BVL_Naiguat%C3%A1

[Ted Striker]

full:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/venezuelan-navy-ship-sinks-after-ramming-reinforced-cruise-liner-6t9wggf5d

(needs subscription tho)

[pchang]

Unfortunately, the most likely lesson the Venezuelans will learn from this is to use their cannons instead of trying to ram.

[ZEE]

I disagree with PChang.