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| HMCS Iroquois returns to sea without Sea King |
| 2003-03-04 |
| HALIFAX -- The destroyer HMCS "Iroquois" will sail Wenesday for the Persian Gulf - without a helicopter. The warship was forced back to Halifax last week for repairs after a Sea King crashed into its flight deck. The 'Iroquois' will leave with the frigate HMCS "Fredericton." Captain Paul Maddison, the destroyer's skipper, says his crew is anxious to get back to sea. Once overseas, the "Iroquois" will assume command of the Allied support fleet, which is taking part in the war on terror. That fleet could also play a key role incase of war with Iraq. Air force officials say they're still trying to find a Sea King to go with the "Iroquois," but are not optimistic one will be available Folks, I've tried to make this clear before, but this is as clear an illustration as I can find. Those who keep saying "we need to get allies", try and remember this. The Canadians apparently dont have a single spare helicopter in their inventory. |
| Posted by:Frank Martin |
| #2 The Sea King is an American Chopper. Sounds like that pollitician who refeered to Americans as bastards is not as isolated as they would have us believe. |
| Posted by: raptor 2003-03-05 08:02:52 |
| #1 Why not loan them the equivalent American chopper (sorry, I'm not up on Navy choppers so I can't be specific)? If the chopper is for ASW, that's something I'll bet our Canadian friends and we have worked on together. I'm sure we could cobble something together, and it would provide some additional force protection for the support group. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-03-04 23:59:13 |