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Thursday, April 17, 2014

HMCS Chicoutimi One Step Closer to Returning to Operations, Navy Says – Dive Planned For Today

HMCS ChicoutimiHer Majesty’s Canadian Submarine (HMCS) Chicoutimi is under tow to Ogden Point, near Victoria Harbour today, where it is expected to conduct a camber dive.

This is a key moment in the submarine’s Extended Docking Work Period, begun in 2010 as the first ever performed by industry under the Victoria In-service Support Contract.

The camber dive is also a key early stepping stone in Chicoutimi’s return to the fleet, expected later this year, as it advances through an exhaustive test and trial program.

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