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Subs tied up longer than needed: documents
Last Updated Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:15:31 EDT
CBC News
There was no technical reason to keep three of the navy's British-built submarines tied up for months after the fire on HMCS Chicoutimi last October, according to government documents.
HMCS Victoria, Windsor and Corner Brook were ordered to port after the Oct. 5 fire on Chicoutimi, which killed one submariner and injured several others.
Several weeks after the fire, navy engineers declared the other submarines safe and recommended they be put back in service, the Canadian Press reported Monday, citing documents obtained through access to information legislation.
But senior officers overruled that recommendation and asked for extra technical improvements to the subs.
A navy analyst told CP that the decision to keep the vessels tied up was wise, because the potential for a mechanical problem on one of Chicoutimi's sister subs was "political dynamite."
HMCS Victoria and HMCS Windsor finally returned to sea last month.
Last Updated Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:15:31 EDT
CBC News
There was no technical reason to keep three of the navy's British-built submarines tied up for months after the fire on HMCS Chicoutimi last October, according to government documents.
HMCS Victoria, Windsor and Corner Brook were ordered to port after the Oct. 5 fire on Chicoutimi, which killed one submariner and injured several others.
Several weeks after the fire, navy engineers declared the other submarines safe and recommended they be put back in service, the Canadian Press reported Monday, citing documents obtained through access to information legislation.
But senior officers overruled that recommendation and asked for extra technical improvements to the subs.
A navy analyst told CP that the decision to keep the vessels tied up was wise, because the potential for a mechanical problem on one of Chicoutimi's sister subs was "political dynamite."
HMCS Victoria and HMCS Windsor finally returned to sea last month.
