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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Damage to submarine has senator "worried" about naval defence


Liberal Senator Colin Kenny said Monday he is "worried" about Canada's naval defence as he pondered new photos uncovered by CBC that show extensive damage to the submarine HMCS Corner Brook which hit bottom last June.

"Having the capacity to protect Canada underwater with submarines is fundamental to our defence. It's an absolute necessity," he said. "I'm worried right now. None of the boats we have are capable of doing the job."

According to Kenny, several photos of the HMCS Corner Brook show "a very significant inverted triangular hole in the bow of the boat" about 10 metres high and eight metres wide.

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