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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Navy low on frigates to ship back HMCS Toronto crew

HMCS TorontoA shortage of frigates ready to go to sea is forcing the Royal Canadian Navy to fly hundreds of sailors back and forth from the Middle East.

HMCS Toronto is based in the Arabian Sea, but rather than sail the vessel back to port the navy will instead fly a new crew across the Atlantic and bring the old crew back by the same means.

The unconventional switch is happening as the navy modernizes 12 of its frigates. The navy said it doesn’t want to abandon its commitments patrolling the Middle East.

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