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2004-10-05 Great White North

Canadian submarine in distress off Irish coast: British navy

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Posted by Frank G 2004-10-05 1:11:14 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Navy spokesman Mike Bonin told Canadian Press that a few people among the crew of 57 aboard suffered some smoke inhalation but were okay.
âEverybody on board is safe,â Mr. Bonin said in an interview. âThere was a small fire on board. It was quickly put out. The sub has surfaced and is awaiting a tug to take it back to somewhere along the European coast.â
The submarine which was purchased by Ottawa by the British Military of Defence. It joined Canada's navy fleet on Oct. 1. The spokesman said the sub radioed for assistance about 200 kilometres west of the London area, saying it had lost power, "believed to be the result of a fire on board." "That's about as much on the actual incident as I've got but we can tell you that there is assistance obviously being provided with air and sea assets. Three U.K.-based navy vessels are headed to the scene and are expected to arrive at the site by Wednesday, the spokesman said. They include RFA Waveknight, HMS Montrose and HMS Marlborough. The Royal Navy and Maritime Coast guard agency tugs are being made ready as well.
A Nimrod aircraft and a helicopter has also been launched to assist with communications with the submarine."There is contact with the vessel," the MOD spokesman said. "They're obviously treating this as a serious naval matter."

Posted by Steve 2004-10-05 1:20:14 PM|| 2004-10-05 1:20:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Excerpt From CBC:

Military officials in Halifax said a fire broke out on HMCS Chicoutimi about 425 kilometres west of Ireland, but has since been extinguished.

Three submariners inhaled fumes, but there were no serious injuries, said Halifax-based military spokesman Mike Bonin.

"Everybody on board is safe," Bonin said in an interview with the Canadian Press. "There was a small fire on board. It was quickly put out. The sub has surfaced and is awaiting a tug to take it back to somewhere along the European coast."

Sub Fire

Posted by BigEd 2004-10-05 1:23:30 PM|| 2004-10-05 1:23:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Canada has a submarine?

(Someboady had to say it. Good to hear everyone's safe.)

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-10-05 1:55:12 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-10-05 1:55:12 PM|| Front Page Top

Not the sub in trouble, but a similar one...

Posted by BigEd 2004-10-05 2:02:32 PM|| 2004-10-05 2:02:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 glad to hear everyone is ok :-)

Posted by 2b 2004-10-05 2:06:11 PM|| 2004-10-05 2:06:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Is that one of the Upholders? Boy was I wrong about those things.....

Posted by Shipman 2004-10-05 2:07:50 PM|| 2004-10-05 2:07:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Yup..............that picture is the HMCS Victoria on the West Coast

Posted by Angoung Phoung9288 2004-10-05 2:34:54 PM|| 2004-10-05 2:34:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Diesel/electric boat?

The old "seawater on the batteries" trick?

Posted by mojo 2004-10-05 2:43:55 PM|| 2004-10-05 2:43:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 The BBC reported that there had been a fire aboard, and cited other reports that three crew members were suffering from smoke inhalation.

Canadian naval regs specifically state that doobies can only be fired up when the sub is in port. These three are sooo busted, man.

Posted by BH 2004-10-05 3:01:14 PM|| 2004-10-05 3:01:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Until they bought these, Canada's submarine strength resided in the two subs in that large mall in Manitoba or Alberta.

The refits are way over budget and I would suspect wiring problems for the fire. Seawater in the batteries is chlorine, no?

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-10-05 4:20:43 PM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-10-05 4:20:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 IN them gets you chlorine gas, yeah. ON them gets you lots of sparks...

Posted by mojo 2004-10-05 5:23:48 PM|| 2004-10-05 5:23:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Three submariners inhaled fumes

Submariners are usually inhaling fumes. Unless they have chunk pumps, "sanitation" tanks vent inboard after blowing the contents to sea. Ummmm, yummy. Pass a Snickers Bar please. :^)

Posted by Zpaz 2004-10-05 5:47:58 PM|| 2004-10-05 5:47:58 PM|| Front Page Top

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