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[Bingo]

I believe that todays collision happened in the area at the bottom of this photo taken about six years ago.

At the top right is the 172m supply ship Protecteur, which is high in the water as she is fairly empty. However, she is capable of carrying 400 tons of aviation fuel, 14,590 tons of fuel, and 1,250 tons of ammunition. But I don't think they would have this 47 year old single hulled tanker fully loaded while in the harbour.

http://en.wikipedia....uxiliary_vessel

Edited by Bingo, 19 December 2017 - 09:56 AM.

[HB]

They DND FD and EmergenCentre Personel will be moving in in about 1 Month from now. The $25 million centre has a few more details to be finished up before moving day.

Tonight there was a photo OP with some trucks parked out front as well as the popup bollards in place. The reason for them is to prevent unwanted guests from driving into the building including terrorists.








And for Historical purposes here is a photo of what stood on this location many years ago.

[sebberry]

That's a pretty sweet looking fire hall.

If only we had federal dollars for a new one for Victoria...

[Bingo]

No barrier at this time.

[HB]

They are there look at the ground al of those circles are them . They are raised using hydraulics and weigh about 200lbs each

[Bingo]

They are there look at the ground al of those circles are them . They are raised using hydraulics and weigh about 200lbs each

I see the circles, but I guess they only raise them at DEFCON 1.

[Bingo]

Really!

"Transportation Safety Board investigator Raymond Matthew says there's been reports the fishing vessel suffered from some kind of power failure that caused the engine to surge."

http://www.cfax1070....th-HMCS-Winnipe

[Bingo]

I was wrong, the Protecteur now seems to be fully loaded with fuel and is at a jetty not far from where the American trawler went out of control.

But I don't think they would have this 47 year old single hulled tanker fully loaded while in the harbour.

http://en.wikipedia.....xiliary_vessel

[Bingo]

[Holden West]

^The world's most fearsome drydocked submarine. God have mercy on the enemy navy that would dare tangle with this undersea Canadian predator during the .05% of the time it's operational.

[AllseeingEye]

^The world's most fearsome drydocked submarine. God have mercy on the enemy navy that would dare tangle with this undersea Canadian predator during the .05% of the time it's operational.

Don't even get me started HW. What a boondoggle. And we could have done so much better. Sigh.

[D.L.]

Last year when I was in England I was watching a TV show which featured the Canadian Navy. There were five ships involved in a training exercise (and I think it was west coast). At one point, while an aerial view of the ships was being shown, the host said "this could possibly be the most formidable fighting force on the world's seas." When it came time to start the practice exercise (a decommissioned ship was being fired upon) it turned out the main gun on one of the ships wouldn't work and everything had to be put on hold for an hour as the gun was fixed.

Poor Canadian Navy

[Sparky]

^ They only said that because they sold us a bunch of crappy overpriced submarines and they wanted us to feel good.

[jonny]

Hey now, we got those things for a fantastic deal! Pennies on the dollar we spent!

The one on the shore in the above picture is the HMCS Corner Brook, which was the one that crashed into the ocean floor.

[Bingo]

^The world's most fearsome drydocked submarine. God have mercy on the enemy navy that would dare tangle with this undersea Canadian predator during the .05% of the time it's operational.

You don't need submarines, all you need is an innocent looking fishing trawler like the one seen in the same photo.

[HB]

[D.L.]

More work for the dockyard!

[AllseeingEye]

Was talking to our neighbor last night who is a CPO on one of the other frigates (not the Winnipeg); he was saying that what you see on the video is not a wave but rather one of the on board water tanks on the trawler that ruptured; I gather too the damage to the Winnipeg is very extensive as the ship was moored to a concrete jetty and was literally scraped, squeezed and compressed along its entire starboard side as a result of the collision. Sounds like several months in dry dock to repair, the "invisible" damage being far more extensive than what you see with the naked eye. He compared to bending the frame on your car: it may look like you only lost a headlight and scraped the paint but underneath the news is not so good...

[VicHockeyFan]

Was talking to our neighbor last night who is a CPO on one of the other frigates (not the Winnipeg); he was saying that what you see on the video is not a wave but rather one of the on board water tanks on the trawler that ruptured; I gather too the damage to the Winnipeg is very extensive as the ship was moored to a concrete jetty and was literally scraped, squeezed and compressed along its entire starboard side as a result of the collision. Sounds like several months in dry dock to repair, the "invisible" damage being far more extensive than what you see with the naked eye. He compared to bending the frame on your car: it may look like you only lost a headlight and scraped the paint but underneath the news is not so good...

Indeed, concur on both the wave and the damage. Had an opportunity to speak to a US investigator up from Virginia on the case last week.

[D.L.]

Here's the video (it has swearing!). I thought the water was strange

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