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Friday, September 20, 2013

Navy ship crash 'catastrophic' for under-prepared Pacific fleet, says Sen. Kenny

HMCS AlgonquinThe underfunded Pacific fleet was dealt a “catastrophic” blow when the West Coast’s only destroyer and a replenishment vessel — both based in Esquimalt — collided during naval exercises, says Sen. Colin Kenny.

The Pacific fleet’s only destroyer, HMCS Algonquin, sits at CFB Esquimalt with a gash after its port-side helicopter hangar was ripped open during the Aug. 30 collision during towing exercises en route to Hawaii.

“It’s a catastrophic thing, in my mind, for the Pacific fleet,” Kenny said during a Times Colonist editorial board meeting on Wednesday.

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