Cdn navy chief defends submarines from Britain
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The Chief of Canada&#39;s maritime defence staff is defending the submarines Canada obtained from the British navy, saying the vessels would never be sent out without being &quot;prepared, checked and tested.
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HALIFAX (CP) - Senior navy officials went on the offensive Thursday, challenging media reports that suggested they initially downplayed the severity of a fire that disabled HMCS Chicoutimi and led to the death of one of the submarine's crew members.
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By Paul OâHare and Victoria Mitchell, Scottish Press Association. The RAF and the Royal Navy were tonight involved in a rescue operation in the Atlantic after a fire broke out on a Canadian submarine.
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Canada&#39;s defense minister has spoken of his pride at the way the crew of a crippled submarine acted after a fire on board the vessel that killed an officer.
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A Canadian submarine that sent a distress signal yesterday will probably be towed to Scotland tomorrow night by the UK&#39;s Royal Navy, the head of Canada&#39;s Atlantic fleet said.
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Survivors of a fatal fire on a submarine today spoke of their experience as Canadaâs defence minister said he could not rule out suing the British Government.
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The Pentagon has defended Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld against charges there were not enough troops in Iraq at the time of the invasion.
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LONDON - A Canadian submarine that sent a distress call to the British navy surfaced safely off the Irish coast Tuesday after an electrical fire broke out on board.
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Australia defended a controversial maritime anti-terror plan on Friday after harsh words from neighboring Indonesia that it breached international law and Jakarta's sovereignty over its own waters.
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VANCOUVER - A retired Canadian Navy submarine commander says it&#39;s unlikely that rust on the HMCS Chicoutimi played a part in a fire that led to the death of one sailor, and left another in critical condition.
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Heavy seas have forced an Irish naval vessel to limp back to port after it was sent to help a crippled Canadian submarine drifting off the coast of Scotland, Ireland&#39;s defense forces said on Wednesday.
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Britain's Defence Secretary Des Browne has defended the safety record of the Nimrod reconnaissance plane after one of the aircraft crashed in Afghanistan, killing 14 armed service personnel.
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Ministers must ensure there are enough skilled workers in the UK to build the next generation of nuclear submarines, MPs say.
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VICTORIA - The navy&#39;s only submarine on the West Coast will stay moored at CFB Esquimalt while officials do a safety check on the three remaining subs bought from Britain.
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND -- Canada&#39;s defence minister cautioned yesterday that no swift decisions should be made about Ottawa&#39;s controversial submarine program in the wake of the fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi that killed a submariner and left the vessel adrift and
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Canadian Defense Minister Bill Graham will be in Britain Monday, one day after the British-built Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi was towed to port in Scotland after it was crippled five days earlier by an electrical fire off the coast of Ireland.
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A senior British diplomat defends Nato's operation in Afghanistan, saying the overall strategy is working.