Iraq gets from Italy on ships was bought in 1980

[yota691]

 

Iraq gets from Italy on ships was bought in 1980

© AFP 2017 / Felix Garza

 

14:54 12/07/2017(Updated 15:05 12/07/2017) 

Iraq obtained warships from Italy, the Iraqi government requested the time of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 1980, and is now in the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr, the Iraqi activists publish images on social networking sites.

 

During the Iran-Iraq war, the Iraqi government to pay for some of the warships requested from Italy, was the transfer of ownership of these ships to Iraq formally in 1986, but these ships have been detained in Italy until the end of the war. In 1986, he was transferred to Egypt, these ships were detained there because of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1991.

[Texstorm]

Thanks Yota ! I can't help but laugh, if these ships have been detained that long and not maintained, they are now a bucket of rust !

[King Bean]

Slowest ship EVER !! Italy to Iraq in only......37 years. Clearly the winner in the "slow boat to China" contest.

                          

[DinarDavo]

5 minutes ago, King Bean said:

Italy to Iraq in only......37 years.

 

Not bad considering it took Moses and family 40 years to get from Egypt to Israel.

[SnowGlobe7]

but look at the big picture....assets ( no matter how much rust) are being released to Iraq!!!!!

 

at least that is how I see it

[Officiallytook]

2 hours ago, SnowGlobe7 said:

but look at the big picture....assets ( no matter how much rust) are being released to Iraq!!!!!

 

at least that is how I see it

EXACTLY!!!

[ChuckFinley]

4 minutes ago, Officiallytook said:

EXACTLY!!!

That how I was looking at it. Countries are starting to release assets. This shows real stability.  

[sandfly]

Thanks 

[yota691]

On 7/12/2017 at 3:51 PM, SnowGlobe7 said:

but look at the big picture....assets ( no matter how much rust) are being released to Iraq!!!!!

 

at least that is how I see it

Excellent observation SG7 Its not about the boat's but finishing off Chapter 7 and GM DV

[gregp]

GM!!! Great news!! 

[Snatcher]

On 7/12/2017 at 8:58 AM, DinarDavo said:

 

Not bad considering it took Moses and family 40 years to get from Egypt to Israel.

Yes but we were walking.

[mr.unlikely]

It's  great that Iraq s getting things that were frozen as part of the Saddam era, but I'm laughing out loud here, warships promised 37 years ago?. The silhouette looks like a ww2 era ship.

[ChuckFinley]

5 minutes ago, mr.unlikely said:

It's  great that Iraq s getting things that were frozen as part of the Saddam era, but I'm laughing out loud here, warships promised 37 years ago?. The silhouette looks like a ww2 era ship.

They are going to take it right out and make a reef out of it.  

[mr.unlikely]

Chuck they probably towed it over from Italy. They just put a recording of a Diesel engine running to give it a more realistic effect. Throw in a couple guys smoking camels and viola! Smoke out of the smoke stack.

[ChuckFinley]

Dock it and make it a party boat. This is party week.   

[mr.unlikely]

McCales navy comes to mind.

Edited July 14, 2017 by mr.unlikely
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