the_leander wrote:
--UPDATE--
One of the crew who were airlifted to hospital has died of his injuries according to the BBC.
One of our type 23 frigates is in the area and it was one of her helicopters that did the lift. Once in posission its likely that the frigate will be used to tow the sub back to port for imediate repairs.
I Seriously want to know WTF has gone off here. From the report made by the BBC, it looks like the MOD have been more then a tad sloppy in their refitting of the mothballed subs.
If this is the case, then I can only offer my condolances to the family of the crewman who died.
As someone who served in the Navy, I am disgusted at this. Looking at the state of one of the other subs that went over to Canada in the report, I am furious, that boat should never have left dock, let alone gone trans atlantic!
How dare the beancounter who thought this scheme up (cut costs by doing a sloppy job and pass on those costs to the canadians later on) threaten the lives of servicemen in the silent service!
:pissed: :pissed: :pissed: :pissed: :pissed: :pissed:
Sorry to cross post (I keep forgetting to check this forum...I usually stay in politics) but there is an update on the CNN website:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/07/submarine.rescue/index.htmlIt now appears possible that the overall condition of these four subs is so bad that the Canadian MOD is considering sueing? My condolenses to the family of the deceased crewman as well.
Regards,
ltstanfo
