Used Sub
Can it get any worse for Canada's Navy?
A fire broke out aboard a Canadian submarine off the coast of Ireland Tuesday, launching a rescue effort led by the British Royal Air Force and dealing yet another blow to Canada's navy.
Crew aboard HMCS Chicoutimi placed a distress call to the British Ministry of Defence in England and Maritime Force Atlantic in Halifax at 11 a.m. local time, saying a fire had broken out and the submarine had lost power. A spokesman from the British Defence Ministry told globeandmail.com by phone from England that he was also told there were "minor casualties."
Crew aboard HMCS Chicoutimi placed a distress call to the British Ministry of Defence in England and Maritime Force Atlantic in Halifax at 11 a.m. local time, saying a fire had broken out and the submarine had lost power. A spokesman from the British Defence Ministry told globeandmail.com by phone from England that he was also told there were "minor casualties."
Hopefully it was still under warranty...
In all seriousness, I hope for the best for the brave crew, who, like most of our armed forces, have to make due with old, dilapidated, and now not-so gently used equipment.
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