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Title: Fender Bender - RCN style
Post by: Shelldrake on February 14, 2012, 07:46:29 AM
The Royal Canadian Navy is calling this damage its version of a fender bender. I wonder what the sailors that were on HMCS Corner Brook call it.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/02/13/ns-hmcs-corner-brook-damage.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/02/13/ns-hmcs-corner-brook-damage.html)
Title: Re: Fender Bender - RCN style
Post by: MIGMaster on February 14, 2012, 07:51:51 AM
I think she's cooked, dude ! I suspect they probably save some parts for spares but officially announce that she will be scrapped.
Title: Re: Fender Bender - RCN style
Post by: Centurion40 on February 14, 2012, 08:55:12 AM
So f-ing stupid.  The whole f-ing affair.
Title: Re: Fender Bender - RCN style
Post by: MIGMaster on February 15, 2012, 05:59:16 AM
More on the story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/02/14/pol-mackay-submarines.html
Title: Re: Fender Bender - RCN style
Post by: Centurion40 on February 15, 2012, 10:18:16 AM
"Spotty history"!!!???  :o  He-zeus marimba THAT'S a freaking understatement!!!  >:(
Title: Re: Fender Bender - RCN style
Post by: MIGMaster on February 15, 2012, 11:57:47 AM
Yeah - but I'd expecta comment like that from a person who lives in the Pictou/New Glasgow area.
Title: Re: Fender Bender - RCN style
Post by: Windigo on February 15, 2012, 03:16:25 PM
OK... your first mistake was actually relying on CBC for a defence story.... your second mistake was waiting to hear what the response was from the DND.
Title: Re: Fender Bender - RCN style
Post by: MIGMaster on February 18, 2012, 07:04:26 PM
I thought this was good for a hoot ! The fleet status on our subs....

http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=3979

I luv how our subs come with damage diagrams  ???

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Title: Re: Fender Bender - RCN style
Post by: Centurion40 on February 21, 2012, 01:12:14 PM
I don't think that I could ever serve on a Canadian sub (beyond the fact that I probably couldn't get my fatass through the hatch!)!!!