I saw a video of one of those places. At high tide, they just plow a ship up onto the mud flat until it grounds. No PPE for anybody and anything goes as far health and safety are concerned. Nuts...

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Posted by pensacola

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Posted on 2/3/15 at 9:14 pm to White Roach

Why don't they just sink them 20 miles offshore in Pensacola? good diving for all

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Posted by jose canseco

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Posted on 2/3/15 at 9:19 pm to Bluefin

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I'm pretty sure Nicolas Cage took control of them and resold them to guerrilla war groups

Coming here to post exactly that

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Posted by jose canseco

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Posted on 2/3/15 at 9:20 pm to Bluefin

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I'm pretty sure Nicolas Cage took control of them and resold them to guerrilla war groups

Coming here to post exactly that

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Posted by jose canseco

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Posted on 2/3/15 at 9:20 pm to Bluefin

Double

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Posted by jose canseco

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Posted on 2/3/15 at 9:20 pm to Bluefin

Damn

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Posted by Burhead

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Posted on 2/3/15 at 9:22 pm to Godfather1

LINK

Another great read on the modern Russian Navy as well.

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Posted by foshizzle

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Posted on 2/3/15 at 9:35 pm to JOJO Hammer

Not to be forgotten is that a big part of US Navy superiority is the ability to train more or less constantly. The Russian Navy can barely afford to put ships to sea, let alone drill the crews. Hardware doesn't help if you don't have people who know how to operate them effectively.

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