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A richly deserved series of honours and awards. I am reliably informed that this was probably the finest piece of seamanship displayed within the RCN since World War 2.
And we still await a public report with baited breath.Ten years ago today. Thoughts and prayers to all those onboard, their families and loved ones.
Yes even though I am not a sailor I would really like to see the report....And we still await a public report with baited breath.
Yes even though I am not a sailor I would really like to see the report....
Has there actually not been one?And we still await a public report with baited breath.
Nope. The BOI has never been publicly released, AFAIK.Has there actually not been one?
I remember reading some pretty detailed accounts of what happened, I think from documents that could be accessed via DND's website, that I thought an official report had been made public?
(It's been a while tho...)
Either way. BZ times 10 to the crew!
It may have been finally redacted to an unclass version for internal use, but that is still a bit sketchy. But absolutely zero lessons learned, and because the details of the BOI weren't available some of the recommendations that made sense on the AOR design (1960s steam plant) but are completely useless on the JSS design were implemented. We're still doing all the same things that lead to the stars aligning for the PRO fire, with some of the same baseless fears about not wanting to activate the AFFF because you might damage equipment.Nope. The BOI has never been publicly released, AFAIK.
Nope. The BOI has never been publicly released, AFAIK.
I am shaking my head here just reading this. Kick the fucking can down the road and still sweet fuck all.I wonder what that 'confidential briefing note' contained
HMCS Protecteur's electrical system flagged as 'dangerous and unsafe'
Cause of the Feb. 27 engine-room fire aboard HMCS Protecteur still being investigated
National Defence was warned a year before the devastating fire aboard HMCS Protecteur that the electrical system, main engine controls and navigation system aboard both of the navy's supply ships were on their last legs — and prone to catastrophic failure.
The unusually blunt assessment was contained in a four-page confidential briefing note prepared by the former head of the navy as he was about to retire last year.
The document, from former vice-admiral Paul Maddison, was prepared as the Harper government debated whether long-promised replacement vessels would take priority at the assigned shipyard in Vancouver — or a new coast guard heavy icebreaker.
Maddison noted that the power generators were showing their age and that replacement parts were no longer available for both Protecteur and her sister ship HMCS Preserver, which were ordered replaced by the former Liberal government a decade ago.
There had been failures of the turbo generators that caused ship-wide blackouts and loss of propulsion, creating "dangerous" conditions for a ship at sea.
One of them is undergoing a Court Martial, is he not?You would think whoever runs our Navy would care enough to sort the investigation out and publish it.
What a terrifying situation to experience.
You would think whoever runs our Navy would care enough to sort the investigation out and publish it.
Nah, learning lessons is for suckers, we just write them down and bury them under overclassifications and need to know. You should be able to ATIP the PRO BOI now as well as the fire investigation.What a terrifying situation to experience.
You would think whoever runs our Navy would care enough to sort the investigation out and publish it.