Sub-Par Equipment ?

[MIGMaster]

http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1184884-sub-s-broken-generator-forces-hmcs-windsor-into-dry-dock

There is just no end to the sub drama !

[bayonetbrant]

at least you're not the Chinese

http://thediplomat.com/2014/01/chinas-deceptively-weak-and-dangerous-military/

In April 2003, the Chinese Navy decided to put a large group of its best submarine talent on the same boat as part of an experiment to synergize its naval elite. The result? Within hours of leaving port, the Type 035 Ming III class submarine sank with all hands lost. Never having fully recovered from this maritime disaster, the People's Republic of China (PRC) is still the only permanent member of the United Nations Security Council never to have conducted an operational patrol with a nuclear missile submarine.

[mirth]

6-7 months to fix a busted generator?! Yikes.

[MIGMaster]

First the subs, now the sub hunters -for the last few years it almost seems like the Conservatives think they're the Liberals when it comes to military matters. They started off strong while we deployed in "Stan with new tanks, helo's, etc.... but now the military is paying the price!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/35m-military-plane-upgrades-highlight-canada-s-procurement-delays-1.2539886

[Windigo]

taxpayers pay the freight on political leadership stupidity...   always

[endfire79]

Talk about humiliating


http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hmcs-protecteur-receives-supplies-from-u-s-navy-ship-1.2555354

HMCS Protecteur was preparing to be towed to Hawaii Saturday afternoon by the USNS Sioux, a U.S. navy ocean tug, according to Commodore Bob Auchterlonie, the commander of Canada's Pacific naval fleet.

Auchterlonie said the crisis was over, and galley services, including fresh water, had been restored.

The USS Michael Murphy, U.S. navy destroyer, was transferring supplies to the Protecteur and picking up the crew's family members to take them back to Hawaii, said Auchterlonie.

He estimated Protecteur would be back at Pearl Harbor by Tuesday or Wednesday.

A fire in the engine room of the 44-year-old supply ship had left the vessel stranded in the mid-Pacific in heavy seas.

The fire broke out Thursday around 10:20 p.m. PT as the Protecteur was returning from operational duties with nearly 300 on board.

Auchterlonie says about 20 people suffered minor injuries, including dehydration, exhaustion and smoke inhalation.

He called the fire a 'serious event,' because the engine room contained a lot of fuel and combustibles.

[Centurion40]

Yep, a 44 year-old ship.  ::)

FYI, the Deutsche Marine had a supply ship in port 2 weeks ago, to give a peek at what our new supply ships will eventually look like.




http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/german-supply-ship-gives-navy-peek-at-new-design-1.2546496

[GDS_Starfury]

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 1, 2014) The Royal Canadian Navy auxiliary oil replenishment ship HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509) is towed behind the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65). Chosin is participating in the recovery operations of Protecteur in the waters off the coast of Hawaii. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Johans Chavarro/Released)



PACIFIC OCEAN (March 1, 2014) The Royal Canadian Navy auxiliary oil replenishment ship HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509) is towed behind the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) as pilots in an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter prepare to conduct flight operations from the Chosin. Chosin is participating in the recovery operations of the Protecteur in the waters off the coast of Hawaii. (Photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Johans Chavarro/Released)

[WallysWorld]

It doesn't matter how old a ship is, unfortunately a fire can happen anytime.

Australia's HMAS Waller had a fire a week ago.

Thankfully no causalities on either Protecteur or Waller.



http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Fire-On-Board-Submarine-HMAS-Waller-2014-02-27/

[GDS_Starfury]

quite the interesting errr, hmmmm .... bow.



further digging has shown this is known as the 'Bruce' bow.

[GDS_Starfury]

It doesn't matter how old a ship is, unfortunately a fire can happen anytime.

but the Canadian Navy has taken the issue of on board fires as a weekly drill.  :(