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A British-registered ship attacked in the Red Sea has been damaged but has not sunk, BBC Verify has discovered. (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[-] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 47 points 10 months ago

"I am not sunk! I am not sunk!"

Such copium from BBC lmao

[-] bstix@feddit.dk 44 points 10 months ago

'Tis but a hull scratch.

[-] the_post_of_tom_joad@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago

"I'm getting better! I'm Happy! I'm happy!"

[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

Low rider, drives a little sloweeer

[-] Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz 16 points 10 months ago

Just have to man the bilge pumps for a while.

[-] YungOnions@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 months ago

I mean, they're not lying. It hasn't sunk.

[-] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The correct thing to say then would be "has been damaged and is sinking". It's obvious the kind of copium they're trying to portray lol.

[-] XTornado@lemmy.ml 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It doesn't necessarily need to be sinking. It could have some sections flooded and not sink anymore... But yeah it's a bit of nitpick...specially if the boat it's stuck and cannot be moved by itself, which is the case here and while towing it it could eventually sink if some stuff continues to break or similar.

[-] Whelks_chance@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

They're specifically refuting claims that it had been sunk. I don't see what your problem with that is.

[-] YungOnions@sh.itjust.works -4 points 10 months ago

The better wording might be 'British registered ship attacked by Houthi fighters, damaged and may sink' or something. It's very deliberately proving that the Houthi propaganda around its sinking is incorrect. That's not copium, it's news.

[-] Alsephina@lemmy.ml -2 points 10 months ago

the Houthi propaganda around its sinking is incorrect

You're looking at these images and thinking that it's not sinking?

[-] YungOnions@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

No, I'm looking at the images and thinking that it's not sunk. Which is what the Houthis are saying it was. Which is what the article is proving false. Which, again, is news not 'copium'.