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  • Chicoutimi to be brought back to Canada

    11/04/2004 1:45:35 PM PST · by Clive · 7 replies · 193+ views
    Globe and Mail (Toronto) | 2004-11-04 | Allison Dunfield
    HMCS Chicoutimi, the Canadian submarine which caught fire in the middle of the North Atlantic last month, will be sea-lifted back to Canada immediately, the Defence Department announced Thursday. It will be sent to Halifax for further repairs. Currently, a naval board of inquiry is probing the fatal fire aboard Chicoutimi, which took the life of Lieutenant Chris Saunders, 32, and caused nine other crew members to suffer from smoke inhalation. The closed-door hearing opened three weeks ago in Faslane, Scotland, but moved to Canada this week. "The sealift of Chicoutimi to Canada is the most effective option to repair...