 HMCS Protecteur crew fought engine fire for 11 hours CBC News has learned Canadian sailors aboard fire-stricken HMCS Protecteur last month battled the blaze that disabled their ship for more than 11 hours before they were able to put it out.Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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She's a write off. I imagine they'll strip out any and all salvageable parts to keep her sister going.
Bad news - too bad the JSS project is almost as much of a mess as the Seaking replacement program is. Looks like the Pacific Fleet is going to be a coastal force for the foreseeable future...
Still, kudos to the crew for fighting the fire in the dark and saving the ship. Just goes to show you that training makes a helluva difference!
She's a write off. I imagine they'll strip out any and all salvageable parts to keep her sister going.
Bad news - too bad the JSS project is almost as much of a mess as the Seaking replacement program is. Looks like the Pacific Fleet is going to be a coastal force for the foreseeable future...
Still, kudos to the crew for fighting the fire in the dark and saving the ship. Just goes to show you that training makes a helluva difference!
The Pacific Fleet no longer has the capability to generate a task group. No AOR's. No C&C AAW Destroyers. Do we have even have a working sub on that coast?
Not much of a "fleet" left if you ask me.
Other news is that the fire may have been so hot as to warp the ships' hull.
I am extremely grateful that no one was seriously injured or killed.
"The fire allegedly started with some kind of burst of flame or fireball in the main engineering compartment"
It's a wonder that an initial explosion didn't kill members of the engine room watch. The only thing in the engine itself that could cause a fireball is seriously overheated lubricating oil. Perhaps there was en explosion in a portion of a boiler but that is so dangerous. A damaged boiler could blow the ship wide open.
Electrical fire?
She's a write off. I imagine they'll strip out any and all salvageable parts to keep her sister going.
Bad news - too bad the JSS project is almost as much of a mess as the Seaking replacement program is. Looks like the Pacific Fleet is going to be a coastal force for the foreseeable future...
Still, kudos to the crew for fighting the fire in the dark and saving the ship. Just goes to show you that training makes a helluva difference!
The Pacific Fleet no longer has the capability to generate a task group. No AOR's. No C&C AAW Destroyers. Do we have even have a working sub on that coast?
Not much of a "fleet" left if you ask me.
C&C destroyers are not required anymore, the CPF has the capability to fufil that role. Yes there is an operational submarine on the west coast. As for offshore capability, we have an agreement with the US NAvy to utilize their mid-ocean tankers, just as they used Protecteur for the same purpose.