Not too many things worse than a main space fire. Wonder if this will bump up the planned retirement.
Not too many things worse than a main space fire. Wonder if this will bump up the planned retirement.
Canada has a navy? /s
44 years old is VERY old for a saltwater ship.
Canada Ping!
Winter in Hawaii...I’ll bet the crew is all bummed out.
Got that right. Heavy seas w/o main engine power is dangerous for any ship. Especially old ships. Nice pic!
“...The ship was carrying 279 crew, 17 family members and two civilian contractors returning to B.C. from extended operations in the mid-Pacific....”
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17 family members?? On a military naval ship?
She unrepped Connie numersous times when I was onboard in the late 70s.
Prayers up for those on board.
Godspeed to the sailors..
When I was on CTF 76 staff in the mid-70s, we were embarked in the USS Juneau enroute to Korea for an exercise. We were steaming off the west coast of Japan when the contaminated fuels tank slopped some fuel out the overflow vent, which was in the main engine room. The vent was supposed to direct the fuel into the bilges, but somehow, the vent ended up right over the number one engine. And when it vented fuel, the fuel spilled onto the engine and ignited.
We were dead in the water, with smoke throughout the entire ship, before they got the ventilators shut down.
Instead of going to Korea for the planned exercise, the Juneau had to go to Sasebo for emergency repairs.
Prayers and best wishes to our comrades in the Canadian Navy.
Wow, I didn’t know Canada still had a navy
//kidding
Well, I wasn't too far off