BBC – Two separate fires broke out on a Canadian submarine days after it was handed over by the Ministry of Defence.
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Category Archives: CanadianNavy
Canadian Navy – Commander's sorrow for crewman
BBC – The commander of a fire-hit Canadian submarine has broken down as he paid tribute to a crewman who died on board.
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Canadian Navy – Blaze submarine was fit to sail, say Canadians
Daily Telegraph – The crew of the Canadian submarine at the centre of an international rescue operation in the mid-Atlantic finally reached dry land amid emotional scenes last night.
More from The Times – Canadian sub had history of electrical faults.
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Canadian Navy – Sub rescuers battle strong tides
BBC – The stricken Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi is being towed back to the Scottish coast, three days after a fire knocked out its power.
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Canadian Navy – Submarine rescue gets under way
BBC – A rescue operation to retrieve a Canadian submarine adrift off Ireland’s west coast is under way.
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Canadian Navy – Stricken sub's crewman dies
Canadian Navy – Winds hampering submarine rescue
BBC – Yet another problem with the Victoria-class submarines. Nine crew members were injured in a fire on board the HMCS Chicoutimi. High winds and heavy seas are hampering efforts to rescue a Canadian submarine drifting without power 100 kilometres off the north-west coast of Ireland.
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Canadian Navy – Canadian navy takes possession of fourth Victoria-class submarine in Scotland
Canadian Press – The Canadian navy has taken possession of its fourth and final Victoria-class submarine from the British navy. However, the process of equipping the boat with Canadian torpedo and fire-control systems will be delayed, as the navy’s behind-schedule submarine program struggles to get up to speed.
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Canadian Navy – Canada Reinforces Its Disputed Claims in the Arctic
New York Times – Canada is exercising this year in the Arctic, to enforce its sovereignty claims there.
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Canadian Navy – New ships in works for Atlantic fleet
Halifax Herald – More on Canada’s proposed new patrol vessels.
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Canadian Navy – Warship's crew was hamstrung by hypocrisy, opposition says
Times Colonist – HMCS Toronto returns from the Gulf where it was part of the USS George Washington battlegroup.
Meanwhile, the Canadian navy will sit out the war on terrorism for one year in an effort to give exhausted sailors a chance to recuperate. More at the Sun Ottawa.
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Canadian Navy – Navy shops around for new, midsized patrol vessels
Ottawa Citizen – The Canadian navy is looking at a new type of ship that could be used for sovereignty and security missions in coastal waters and potentially go to sea with mixed military and civilian crews.
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Canadian Navy – The navy life: Excitement on the high seas
Kingston Whig Standard – Life aboard HMCS Kingston.
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