There are now eight (there were nine before this disaster) total patrol vessels in the navy of Fiji; this is simply negligence and lack of proper training much like the US Navy collisions in 2017.
It is extraordinarily expensive to reconstitute a vessel that has flooded in seawater even if salvaged.
A mission to salvage a boat that ran aground on its maiden voyage after Australia gifted it to Fiji has begun, with efforts underway to minimise any environmental impacts including a potential oil spill.
Fiji’s navy said on Saturday that favourable weather conditions would assist the recovery of RFNS Puamau, which hit a reef on Fiji’s remote Lau group of islands on Monday, during its first patrol.
It said in a statement that Australia had sent specialised recovery equipment that would be used to extract the boat from the reef, with a second vessel set to transport the gear to the site.
And then this nonsense surfaces:
“The Republic of Fiji Navy reaffirms its commitment to minimising environmental impact during the de-fuelling process now underway,” it said.
“Measures to mitigate a potential oil spill have been deployed, and navy divers and engineers on scene continue to monitor the situation.”
The priority will never be fighting but sustaining the narrative.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-16/fiji-works-to-recover-patrol-boat-that-ran-aground/103983462
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