Chile: Naval Base was hit hard by earthquake

The Navy of Chile, through the Dirección de Comunicaciones de la Armada, said the powerful earthquake that shook much of the country on the 27th of last February, followed by an event like the tsunami, has seriously affected the facilities of the naval base of Talcahuano, the main basis of that country, and the shipyard ASMAR, where some units were undergoing repairs.

Três pessoas morreram no desastre dentro da base. Three people died in the disaster within the base. Boa parte das casas dos militares que moravam ali foi afetada e cerca de 100 delas sofreram danos graves. Much of the houses of the soldiers who lived there were affected and about 100 of them suffered serious damage.

The two dry docks have suffered serious structural damage and four floating docks have been achieved. The floating dock ARD received the impact of an escort already turned off (could be the class of Cochrane County or Leander) after the bonds of the same come loose.

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