Repairs to Chicoutimi likely to take 2 years, cost $20 million

Just over a year ago, a flash fire ripped through HMCS Chicoutimi, killing an officer, injuring eight sailors and crippling the submarine. Now it appears the cost of repairing the sub will be in the millions of dollars.

For almost a year the sub has been undergoing repairs at a dry dock in Halifax. The navy is confident Chicoutimi can be repaired, but there are still a lot of questions about the extent of the damage.

The fire started just below the bunk in the captain's cabin on the main deck. But the area still hasn't been cleaned up. Lt.-Cmdr. Mark Soper says the "focus is on surveying the extent of the damage."

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