Repairs on the only Canadian submarine on the West Coast have been suspended after unacceptable levels of lead contamination were detected this week.
Navy officials say the contamination on HMCS Victoria, which was detected in the officers mess, may be from lead ingots in a ballast tank. And they say they'll get the lead out as soon as possible.
In the meantime, the area has been quarantined.
As many as 75 workers have been on the sub on any given day, but officials say they don't believe any of them have been poisoned.
The 12-year-old HMCS Victoria is one of four decommissioned submarines purchased from Britain six years ago, and arrived at CFB Esquimalt three years later.
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