USN Rescue Simulation

[timetraveller]

http://youtu.be/iVYYN-ZHnCY






The footage filmed in 1990 location unsure where but ... the mindless dimwits that think a sinking vessel is a laughing matter .. is beyond belief

[Steak-Sauce]

And who's the dimwit who thinks this is a USN rescue simulation?

The tug Smit Belgie was refloated and repaired, and is now known and sailing as the Juan De Ladrilleros in Colombia.

PS: The tug sank by accident when it was called upon to assist the US Navy tug USS Preserver in moving the ex-USS Skipjack.

[KillerBD]

Who knows, kinda a misleading title. I don't think this was even any sort of "rescue" ship, they were probably just moored there in port. Not really their fault, though was a bit in bad taste to cheer as it went down... It looked like they crew had scuttled a little bit before he started recording anyway, that's why you see another boat right next to it start to go away.

I think they were cheering/laughing at the hypocrisy of the situation, a mighty USN ship sits and does nothing as a tug sinks right next to it. Then the OOD comes on the 1MC and says theirs nothing to be done. I doubt anyone was still on board as the thing was going under. But thanks for finding a video on YouTube from 1990 to share with us, how enlightening this was.