Canada defends submarine fleet
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Canada defends its decision to buy second-hand submarines from Britain, after the death of a crewman.
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A stricken Canadian submarine is making slow progress from the Irish coast towards a naval base in Scotland. It&#39;s being towed from the Atlantic under British Royal Navy escort after a fire left it stranded about 100 miles off Donegal.
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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's defense forces said on Wednesday.
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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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Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi drifts in heavy seas Wednesday after losing power due to a fire accident. AFP. DUBLIN  - British tug boats sailed Thursday to join a major rescue operation for a Canadian
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HALIFAX -- The Canadian navy has taken possession of its fourth and final Victoria-class submarine from the British navy. However, the process of equipping the boat with Canadian torpedo and fire-control systems
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FOR five days the crippled submarine struggled against the Atlantic as its Canadian crew battled to bring it to safety after an accident which killed one of them and brought huge embarrassment to the British military establishment.
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Three crew members on a Canadian submarine suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out on board, but the rest of the crew are all safe, a Canadian navy spokesman told AFP Tuesday.
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Canadian Defense Minister Bill Graham raised the possibility Monday that the controversial submarine program could be abandoned in the wake of a submarine tragedy, according to a Canadian Press report.
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When it comes to the Canadian military&#39;s role in peace-keeping and anti-terrorist operations, &quot;submarines are wholly useless&quot; in a post-Sept.
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LONDON Oct. 5, 2004 - A submarine that the Canadian Navy had just received from Britain was forced to surface off the Irish coast and send out a distress call Tuesday after a fire broke out on board.
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LONDON -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday called for building a multibillion-dollar, new-generation nuclear submarine fleet to counter future threats from rogue nuclear states and nuclear terrorism.
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An air-sea rescue was under way in the North Atlantic last night after a fire on a former British submarine sold to Canada in a controversial deal left the vessel drifting at sea.
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The Chief of Canada&#39;s maritime defence staff said the submarines Canada obtained from the Britishnavy would never be sent out without being &quot;prepared checked and tested,&quot; local press reported Saturday.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Ballistic missile defence, a mere political hiccup south of the border even in an American presidential year, is showing surprising strength as a topic of public debate in Canada.
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Survivors of a fatal fire on board a submarine yesterday said they felt lucky to have escaped with their lives as Canada&#39;s defence minister, Bill Graham, said he could not rule out suing Britain over the incident.
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The Canadian government has not ruled out suing the Ministry of Defence over the purchase of four second-hand submarines. Bill Graham, Canda&#39;s defence minister, spoke out after a fire crippled HMCS Chicoutimi and claimed the life of one its crew.