Don't mess with the Canadian Navy!

Fire on 2nd Canadian sub
Last Updated Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:52:29 EST
CBC News
The Canadian navy has confirmed that the troubled fleet of submarines purchased from Britain has suffered another fire, slightly more than a year after a blaze crippled HMCS Chicoutimi and led to the death of one sailor.

A navy spokesperson in Halifax said HMCS Windsor was submerged off the Nova Scotia coast on Sunday when a transformer meltdown was reported.

A small fire created smoke in the submarine and the crew went to immediate emergency stations.

The submarine rose to what the navy calls "a safe depth" and extinguished the fire.

No sailors were injured and the Windsor remains at sea.

The vessel is the navy's only operational submarine.

Three other Victoria-class submarines purchased by the Canadian navy from the Royal Navy in 1998 are in repair or retrofit.

In October 2004, a fire broke out on Chicoutimi as it was crossing the Atlantic, leading to the death of Lieut. Chris Saunders and injuring eight others.

In May 5, 2005, a Canadian naval board of inquiry released a 700-page report on the accident.

Nice. What an embarrassment for a nation with 244,000 km of coastline. So complacent to let the U.S. Navy do the work we should be doing with our own equipment and personnel. It's a national disgrace.