Newest ship in the Indonesian Navy goes up in flames/sinks

[dead0man]

Less than a month old, costing millions, 1st of 4 ships, caught fire and sunk today....can't find article in English yet, but I got some pics.

Before fire

Start of fire

Middle of fire

Near the end.

No word yet on any loss of life.


...wait, might have an article now.....link

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[MaxQue]

They bought it from UK government, I suppose?

[dead0man]

Nope, home grown according to wiki.

[Silent Hunter]

That's not good for the company - or the Indonesian Navy.

[opebo]

What a bizarre and ridiculous looking ship!

Indonesia is following India's footsteps towards a massive military build-up.  China necessitates this. (India is the world's largest arms importer).

Virtually all Asian countries are in a tizzy about the danger represented by the destabilizing rise of China.

[Simfan34]

Agreed, opebo. And for something native it sure looked cutting edge

[Bacon King]

And for something native it sure looked cutting edge

The Indonesian company that built the boat was founded by expats whose family used to own a big Swedish shipbuilding firm, and for the design they collaborated with the innovative New Zealand company LOMOcean (who designed the powerboat that holds the current world record for fastest global circumnavigation); the folks who made this boat are definitely professionals.

I wonder if anyone in Indonesia is claiming sabotage with this?