Nicolás Maduro's regime once again demonstrated its military incompetence
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Nicolás Maduro's regime has once again suffered a military embarrassment. One of the main logistical vessels of the Bolivarian Navy ran aground off the coast of Falcón state during a defense exercise simulating a foreign invasion.
Images shared on social media show the vessel partially submerged, with the hull sunk below its waterline and unable to maneuver.
Buque Capana.
The incident occurred while the Bolivarian regime was carrying out operations under the "Independence 200" plan, a military mobilization ordered by Maduro in response to the deployment of United States troops in the Caribbean and along the border with Colombia. The vessel, which was supposed to participate in amphibious maneuvers, ended up stranded just a few meters (feet) from the beach, with water covering much of the hull.
Neither the Venezuelan Ministry of Defense nor the Strategic Operational Command of the FANB has issued any statement so far regarding the accident or the condition of the crew, which, according to unofficial sources, may have exceeded 300 occupants, including sailors and support personnel.
The Capana T-61, with more than 40 years of service, was built in South Korea in 1982 and entered operations in 1984. It is part of the Capana-Alligator class, a series of four ships designed to transport tanks, armored vehicles, and troops.
Maduro junto a Diosdado Cabello.
The setback is even more serious considering that the vessel had been "recently modernized." Between 2020 and 2023, the Capana underwent a mid-life overhaul at the state-owned DIANCA shipyards, with a refurbishment program that included engines, communication systems, flight deck, and landing ramps.
The loss of a logistical unit of this magnitude directly impacts the operational capacity of the Venezuelan Navy, already limited by a lack of maintenance, fuel, and training. The accident reveals the lack of technical and professional capacity of its armed forces.
Meanwhile, Maduro tried to downplay the setback with a speech of resistance. "We are winning peace, zone by zone, territory by territory," said the dictator in a televised message, without referring to the incident. Cabello, meanwhile, led operations in Miranda and stated that the country "keeps an active and prolonged resistance."
The sinking of the ship once again symbolizes the institutional and operational collapse of Maduro's Venezuela, where propaganda fails to hide the decay of its armed forces or the regime's exhaustion.
