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evangilder said:Funny, I thought you would love the P-3 shot, Joe.
The upgrade itself was probably successful enough, but as far as I can remember the Trackers were retired still fitted with the old piston engines.FLYBOYJ said:Very cool - like the turbo tracker. A company called Enheat from Halifax (NS home town) was attempting to do a similar mod for the CAF - don't know how successful they were.
Argentine warship fires on Brazil ship, wounding 5 in war games accident
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - An Argentine warship mistakenly fired on a Brazilian frigate during joint naval exercises in the Atlantic Ocean, injuring five people, officials said Tuesday.
Four Brazilian sailors and an Argentine officer were hurt during live-fire training late Monday night off the coast of Brazil near Cabo Frio, 80 miles northeast of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Navy said in a statement. The accident happened when an Argentine warship fired a shot from one its canons, hitting the Brazilian frigate Rademaker.
The five men were taken to a naval hospital in Rio de Janeiro for treatment. Three sailors were released, while two others remain hospitalized in stable condition. None of the injuries was considered serious, the navy said.
The Rademaker sailed to Rio's port under its own power. No damage to the ship was visible in aerial images showed by Brazilian media outlets.
The accident is under investigation, the navy said. The statement gave no other details about the accident.
Brazil and Argentina are involved in joint naval exercises, dubbed Operation Fraterno, off the southern coast of Brazil. Both countries stage regular naval exercises as part of mutual military cooperation agreements.
thankfully no one was seriously injured or killed.