Aircraft Carrier Leaking

[matelot]

The BBC is making an issue of this new aircraft carrier leaking 200 litres per hour... That's about 5 tonnes of water a day... How many months would it take for the warship to sink from this leak (assuming the Navy never pumped the water out)?

 

So a new warship goes on sea trials to find problems and they find a small leak and it's plastered all over the BBC.

 

This is fake news to make a political point.

[WesD]

14 minutes ago, matelot said:

The BBC is making an issue of this new aircraft carrier leaking 200 litres per hour... That's about 5 tonnes of water a day... How many months would it take for the warship to sink from this leak (assuming the Navy never pumped the water out)?

 

So a new warship goes on sea trials to find problems and they find a small leak and it's plastered all over the BBC.

 

This is fake news to make a political point.

Surely it would only be fake news if it wasn’t leaking?

[matelot]

7 minutes ago, WesD said:

Surely it would only be fake news if it wasn’t leaking?

It's fake news as its making an issue that isn't there..... Ships leak... It's just what they do.... Making an issue of this just shows the BBC is either:

 

A. Making some political point. Or,

B. Showing the BBC has no grasp of technical issues.

 

You really think a leak of 200 litres an hour on a ship undergoing sea trials is worthy of the main BBC news?

[Peasgood]

When I read it my thoughts were the condensation in a ship that size would be greater.

I'm not sure that the BBC news department has an agenda or they are just a bit thick and try to cater for a similar audience.

[Richard 1234]

I agree with you again which is worrying [emoji23][emoji23]

[WesD]

1 hour ago, matelot said:

It's fake news as its making an issue that isn't there..... Ships leak... It's just what they do.... Making an issue of this just shows the BBC is either:

 

A. Making some political point. Or,

B. Showing the BBC has no grasp of technical issues.

 

You really think a leak of 200 litres an hour on a ship undergoing sea trials is worthy of the main BBC news?

It may not be newsworthy in your opinion  (maybe it is given the amount it cost the tax payer) but if the ship is leaking then the news isn’t fake!

 

If they reported the ship was doomed and will sink....... fake 

 

To report that it’s leaking, and it is, then surely the news is ......... wait for it .......... true. 

[Lucan]

Daily Express: EXPOSED: Queen's new £3.1bn warship SINKING as critics slam MoD for getting 'mugged off'

 

Daily Telegraph: HMS Queen Elizabeth leak: Navy's new £3.1bn warship 'takes on 200 litres of sea water an hour'

 

Daily Mail:Navy's 3.1billion HMS Queen Elizabeth leak

 

The Sun: Navy’s new £3.1bn aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is LEAKING – and repairs will cost millions

 

The Guardian: HMS Queen Elizabeth, UK's newest and biggest aircraft carrier, springs a leak

 

The Independent: HMS Queen Elizabeth: Leak discovered on new £3.1bn aircraft carrier

[WesD]

I like the sound of Williamson’s jib!

[matelot]

31 minutes ago, WesD said:

It may not be newsworthy in your opinion  (maybe it is given the amount it cost the tax payer) but if the ship is leaking then the news isn’t fake!

 

If they reported the ship was doomed and will sink....... fake 

 

To report that it’s leaking, and it is, then surely the news is ......... wait for it .......... true. 

It's a small leak that will get repaired by the company that built the warship. The leak was discovered on sea trials where the main purpose is to find snags like leaks... How can anyone consider it a newsworthy story?

 

It's fake news as it clearly shows that the BBC has an agenda and is trying to score political points. One moment the BBC are telling us they are one on the world's most respected news sources and the next they are giving us trivial stories like this.

 

Do you honestly think this story deserved the media attention it got? 

[aspenarb]

3 minutes ago, matelot said:

It's a small leak that will get repaired by the company that built the warship. The leak was discovered on sea trials where the main purpose is to find snags like leaks... How can anyone consider it a newsworthy story?

 

It's fake news as it clearly shows that the BBC has an agenda and is trying to score political points. One moment the BBC are telling us they are one on the world's most respected news sources and the next they are giving us trivial stories like this.

 

Do you honestly think this story deserved the media attention it got? 

Its only bollocks news because there is not much  else going on. Its not like its needed just yet, the yank planes wont be ready for another year so fixing a prop seal leak in that time wont be an issue.

 

Bob