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A rare accident amid routine training exercises has exposed the crumbliness of Canada’s Pacific navy fleet, as after two aging ships were damaged in a collision at sea, the fleet on Canada’s West Coast is missing its only destroyer and does not even has a supply vessel to re-fuel ships at sea. Hence, until the repairs are now completed, Canadian Navy will be deprived of its two most crucial vessels for its operations in the Pacific.
Several analysts are pointing out that the mishap has underlined the flaws in the plans of the Conservative government to replace Canada’s Royal Canadian Navy fleet. After elaborate deliberations, Ottawa has decided to buy only one supply ship for each coast, leaving the Navy vulnerable to any such accident in future. The destroyer, HMCS Algonquin, and the supply ship, HMCS Protecteur, collided at a time when they were conducting a routine towing exercise en route to Hawaii. Though the navy has not reported any injuries, it has disclosed that the accident caused damage to both ships which have led it to convene a board of inquiry to determine what went wrong.
The fleet including five frigates, six smaller patrol ships, and one submarine, will now be inquired upon to determine the cause of the accident. The commander of the Pacific fleet, Commodore Bob Auchterlonie, informed The Canadian Press that he is not sure how long this investigation can take. Algonquin was commissioned in 1973, and Protecteur in 1969.
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