Mervyn Mitton Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 A few years ago, the South African Navy upgraded it's Fleet. Four new Frigates and 4 submarines. All were supplied by German companies. I think only one submarine is still operational - however, the frigates have been a successful design. They are mainly used for protection of local waters and to guard against illegal fishing . The one shown here just had an unfortunate incident when it shelled one of our own fishing boats............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Its a South African tradition.... what was the tribe up on the Namibian Border that was bombed by the South African airforce in the 1920s for not paying their dog taxes? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Here you go ;-)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bondelswarts_affairBushmen, Fishermen... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Good one Chris. I've never heard of this incident - however, it seems to be in line with the policies of the time................ Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Hendey Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Like Mervyn, I had not heard of this incident, but it is reminiscent of the method of crowd control sometimes employed by the South African Police.Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Was anyone killed in that shelling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 For the fishing boat - I believe not. Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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