The Marjata

“Marjata” (Photo credit: Redningsselskapet)

 

English: Original caption: A starboard bow view of the Norwegian intelligence collection ship Marjata tied up at the pier. IMO Number: 9107277 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjata

Marjata is a purpose-built electronic intelligence collection vessel (ELINT). . . . [O]perated by the Norwegian Intelligence Service, and is considered to be one of the most advanced ships of her kind in the world. Her main role is surveillance of the Russian Northern fleet`s activity in the Barents Sea, but is constructed for operations all over the world.

 

she is also built with a very low noise signature, so that the ship itself does not interfere with the onboard sensors. Marjata also has large internal bay for computing and analyzing of reconnaissance data. The ramform type ships are often used for seismological surveys of the seabed. Marjata is well suited for operation in arctic conditions for prolonged periods of time.

 

Kirkenes_2013 06 10_2086 (Photo credit: HBarrison)

She is the third ship that bears the name Marjata, all of which has been used for military intelligence purposes by the Norwegian Armed Forces.
. . . The various ships that have borne the name Marjata has always been looked upon with disapproval by the Russian and former Soviet, authorities.

The ship was also in the area when the accident occurred. It was located 19 kilometers away when it was registered an explosion that was interpreted as a “soft explosion”. A little while later an earthquake measuring device picked up a second explosion which is thought to have occurred when Kursk hit the seabed. This secondary event is estimated to be equal to two tons of TNT

Kirkenes_2013 06 10_2078 (Photo credit: HBarrison)

During the salvage of the Kursk, there was also considerable disagreement about Marjata’s position and actions.

To the Printers

To the Printers.

To the Printers

at FedEx

 

So I went to the printers.  I had about ten locally in my area.  We had an accident ion the main drag that blocked me from hitting up the first two.  So I detoured and  hit up the next three.

I didn’t know what kind of paper I was going to use to print these books for the comic book convention coming up in February.  I am not ready to go the one in January, but I am going to check out this one.

FedEx gives the best customer service.  They are open 24 hours, but they are the most expensive.  So I had to find an alternative printer that bring down the overall price of the product.

I couldn’t find  the third one, the fourth one was closed.  The fifth one was not equipped to do business with me and asked that I leave my name and phone number.  So after I finished my errands, I went back to FedEx,

I learned what paper I needed – photo glossy text and the quality of paper for the interior pages is 20 lb.  They are THE BEST!

 

 

Our Story

Sławomir Nietupski’s cover!

Again special thanks to the special contributor! Sławomir Nietupski has updated the cover! Enjoy!

Just Got $ 200 from GoGabber

I just got a $ 200 donation from a contributor on this forum – called gogabber.  I am feeling humbled & grateful.

Timeline of Events

 

1990 Work Started

 

1992 Laid Down

 

1994 Commissioned

 

 

 

1999 Kursk carried out a successful reconnaissance mission in the Mediterranean, tracking the United States Sixth Fleet during the Kosovo War

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12-Aug-00 Sunk

 

1128 hours 12-Aug-00 there was an explosion while preparing to fire

 

1130 hours 12-Aug-00 The second explosion ripped a 2-square-metre (22 sq ft) hole in the hull of the craft, which was designed to withstand depths of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), and also ripped open the third and fourth compartments.The second was 45 to 50 times bigger than the first, suggesting that one or more of the Kursk’s own torpedoes had exploded.

 

That appears to be confirmed by the extent of the damage to the forward part of the submarine, but the cause of the first explosion is still unknown. Water poured into these compartments at 90,000 litres (3,200 cu ft) per second killing all those in the compartments, including five officers from 7th SSGN Division Headquarters.

 

The fifth compartment contained the ship’s two nuclear reactors, encased in 13 centimetres (5.1 in) of steel and resiliently mounted to absorb shocks in excess of 50g. The bulkheads of the fifth compartment withstood the explosion, allowing the two reactors to shut down automatically and preventing nuclear meltdown or contamination

 

12-Aug-00 Twenty-three men working in the sixth through ninth compartments survived the two blasts. They gathered in the ninth compartment, which contained the secondary escape hatch (the primary hatch having been in the destroyed second compartment).

 

Captain-lieutenant Dmitri Kolesnikov (one of three surviving officers of that rank) appears to have taken charge, writing down the names of those who were in the ninth compartment.

 

0840 hours 13-Aug-00 the rescue ship Rudnitsky carrying two submersible rescue vessels, AS-32 and the Priz (AS-34) reached the disaster area at around 8:40 AM the following morning.

 

14-Aug-00 CBS News reports that the Russian Navy is communicating with the sailors via Morse Code and that 2 Los Angeles class submarines

16-Aug-00 the Russian government accepted the British and Norwegian governments’ assistance

17-Aug-00 a rescue ship was dispatched from Norway

18-Aug-00  Nadezhda Tylik, mother of Kursk submariner Lt. Sergei Tylik, produced an intense emotional outburst in the middle of an in-progress news briefing about Kursk’s fate. After attempts to quiet her failed, a nurse injected her with a sedative by force from the back, and she was removed from the room, incapacitated. The event, caught on film, caused further criticism of the government’s response to both the disaster, and how the government handled public criticism of said response.

19-Aug-00 Norwegian Rescue ship reaches the site

 

 

20-Aug-00 British and Norwegian deep-sea divers reached the ninth compartment escape hatch.  They were able to determine that the compartment was flooded, and all hope of finding survivors was lost.

US Involvement in the Kursk Sinking?

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On the days leading to the accident, the Russian Navy conducted the largest naval exercises since the Old Soviet Days. Rumored to observe the exercises surreptitiously were 2 Los Angeles class submarines – the Toledo and the Memphis.

Sławomir Nietupski

 

Graphic designer and European designer Sławomir Nietupski will finalize the cover design shortly.  For a look inside his portfolio, check out:

 

http://snietupski.deviantart.com/

https://www.facebook.com/slawomir.nietupski

http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Nahald/74627

http://www.artserwis.pl/portfoliobrowser.php?gid=4489

Jason Canty of Angry Viking Press

 

This week we spoke to  Jason Canty of Angry Viking Press out of Boston, Massachusetts. He stated that he has a relationship with Diamond Comic Distributors.  Jason has relationships with artists in IDW which is one of the major publishers.  Jason has raised money on kickstarter before by taking out web ads to meet his goal.

 

 

 

What Jason explained was that the kids go to the comic store – typically on a Wednesday when Diamond makes their delivery. They sell the books to the retailer. We (the publisher – Jason and us) provide content retailer.  His book “Evil Diva” retails at $ 13.99 but for the sake of argument. Let’s say the book retails at $ 10.00 flat so the numbers work out nicely. Diamond takes more than half which he splits with the retailer. That leaves less than half to us. The Publisher takes his cut leaves us with ours.

 

Diamond wants between 96 to 200 pages. They also want to know if there is plans to continue. With the big boys like DC and Marvel they put out 28 to 36 pages every month or twice a month. From the Indies, they would like to know if there will be a follow up book again 96 to 200 pages.

 

Jason is providing us some free publicity. In promoting his company at the San Diego Comic Con next week, he will be printing off 1000 flyers with the cover on one side and one of Andrea’s pages on the other side with his logo and our social media next to it.  The flyers will be on a table that he is sharing. He will have the flyers on the table. He won’t just hand them out to people. So if someone wants one, they have to pick one up.

 

We talked briefly about toys. He goes through an company that manufactures in China. That is happening as we speak so we will see if that business relationship will work out.

 

We talked briefly about translations. He pays a translator to translate English into Japanese at a discounted rate. There will be international versions of this book.