Image courtesy North Sea Boats
At the end of August, Indonesian composite shipbuilder, North Sea Boats launched one of the most unique warships in the world from their facility in East Java. Measuring 63m in length, the KRI Klewang bears a similar look to the Austal USA-built LCS-2 when viewed from the bow, however the similarities don’t extend much further beyond the fact they are (were) both painted haze grey, and have three hulls.
Image courtesy North Sea Boats
With a wave-piercing hull form built of carbon fiber composite, and powered by 4 MAN Diesel engines, the KRI Klewang was a high performance machine and the result of two years of R&D by New Zealand naval architect firm, LOMOcean Design Ltd.
Unfortunately, this one-of-a-kind, USD $11.91 million vessel is no longer after a fire broke out on board a few days ago.
No details are available yet on how this blaze started.
The inefficiencies of the third world, did anyone dial 999 whatever, nope they called KFC….
I wonder how much they want for scrap.
There's no metal in the bugger Neil !
It would be much better served as a diving attraction, as we have spoken !!
ha there lies the problem then
here we go.
Risk management starts at concept phase. Oops.
Risk management starts at concept phase. Oops.
A lesson is assessing risk during concept development before you spend 11.9 million on the project!
Whoops.
Great WARSHIP made out of Styrofoam…
Yes those fires just "break out" amazing. By the way, if your on a composite warship, rule #1 is don't get hit!
Anyone else notice that the crowd was staring off to the left and not at the ship? Did it hit the bridge and get run aground. Some really weird things about this picnic event, with kids playing in the water that close. Guess no combustibles on board and no fear of secondary explosions. This looks like it was almost a staged activity.
Personally, I think they should have skipped the shellacked silk wall-paper. Definitely a fire-trap. Highly suspicious! Who’s their insurer?