The Venezuelan navy OPV vessel the GC-23 Naiguata was sunk early yesterday morning after it collided with the Resolute, Passenger ship registered in Portugal. The Resolute continued to sale to Curaçao without rescuing the Venezuelan crew of the sinking vessel.
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$325 million naval vessel sunk after somehow colliding with the passenger ship so badly that it sunk the ship and yet the Resolute was able to continue on to Curaçao. An expensive loss
It appears that the Venezuelan Navy was trying to board the vessel when it was hit, I expect the passenger ship to also have noticeable damage
Large oil slick seen around the area where the collision happened, slick is likely to have come from the Naiguata as it sank.
Thanks to @detresfa_ for the images, go check him out for more satellite image analysis
There doesn’t appear to be any visible damage to the port side or the front of the Resolute
RCGS Resolute with very minimal damage after the collision. Venezuelan navy say the Naiguata was seriously damaged then sunk.
