Is This For Real?

I can neither confirm nor deny this report, but it is quite interesting nonetheless. As you may be able to tell, I have been somewhat distracted and am still catching up on the news. From our brothers to the north.

Dave Shirlaw of Seawaves publication emailed me with further information on the post I had a couple of days ago about Russian aircraft and submarines purchased by Vietnam.

He pointed out that the KILOs (the subs) destined for Vietnam were originally to be purchased by Venezuela but that deal collapsed after a fistfight on board the Russian cruiser “Peter the Great” when it and other warships were visiting Venezuela.

Venezuela’s leader Chavez was in the process of visiting the Russian flotilla but his bodyguards were prevented from boarding. A fistfight then broke out between the Russian sailors and the bodyguards. The nose of one Russian was broken.

That ended the sub purchase.

No wonder Chavez jumped the cameras, he definitely needs President Obama to sell his book when billion dollar submarine deals go down to emotional tirades.

H/T: Eric Moore