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Friday, August 26, 2011

Collins-class submarine forced to surface after engine failure

Collins class submarineOne of the navy's troubled Collins-class submarines suffered an engine failure while submerged off Western Australia late at night and was forced to surface.

The submarine, with a crew of 60, was at periscope depth at the time of the incident and running on its electric motor.

An Australian Defence Force spokeswoman confirmed last night that HMAS Farncomb's propulsion system failed at about 12.30am on Tuesday and the submarine surfaced to investigate.

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