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CloudWatcher

(1,831 posts)
5. thanks for the link
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 01:02 PM
Aug 2020

From the article .... "they hit rough seas .... leaving one AAV filling with more water than it could pump out"

I'm no boat designer, but ... seriously? The pumps fail or are overwhelmed and it sinks? Is this routine or an absurdly bad design? It seems rather basic that a boat like this should be water tight enough to weather bad seas

Are these vehicles supposed to be traversing in that depth of water? oldsoftie Aug 2020 #1
Depth of water is not terribly important sarisataka Aug 2020 #11
No escape hatch? Jimvanhise Aug 2020 #2
Floating tank, rough seas, 9 of 16 inside died, so some made it out Baclava Aug 2020 #3
thanks for the link CloudWatcher Aug 2020 #5
If the water is rough enough, no pump could pump out faster than what's coming in Polybius Aug 2020 #7
water tight? CloudWatcher Aug 2020 #9
Good point Polybius Aug 2020 #10
Remember the last time one sank? Happy Hoosier Aug 2020 #8
It is not a boat, sarisataka Aug 2020 #12
Here is a picture of one of these offloading troops. OnlinePoker Aug 2020 #16
There is a main drop hatch in the rear, sarisataka Aug 2020 #14
... iluvtennis Aug 2020 #4
Some info on this vehicle here.... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2020 #6
K and R oasis Aug 2020 #13
Fair Winds and Following Seas sarisataka Aug 2020 #15
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