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Supply ships running up bills
Thu. Nov 13 - 4:47 AM
TORONTO (CP) — The Canadian navy has spent millions of dollars over the past three years to keep old supply ships afloat.
Documents obtained by Le Journal de Montreal show one ship, Halifax-based HMCS Preserver, required $17.4 million in repairs since 2005.
The documents, obtained under the Access to Information Act, list 49 pages of repairs to antennas, valves, air-conditioning systems and radars.
HMCS Preserver and the Esquimalt, B.C.-based HMCS Protector are about 40 years old and Canada’s sole tanker supply ships.
In an August briefing note, the defence department noted it is more difficult to maintain these ships because parts are no longer available and qualified people to maintain the different systems are becoming scarce.
The situation was exacerbated this summer when a $2.9-billion project to replace the ships was placed on the backburner.
Ok Peter you're back in office, how about doing something sooner rather then later about this before its too late.
Supply ships running up bills
Thu. Nov 13 - 4:47 AM
TORONTO (CP) — The Canadian navy has spent millions of dollars over the past three years to keep old supply ships afloat.
Documents obtained by Le Journal de Montreal show one ship, Halifax-based HMCS Preserver, required $17.4 million in repairs since 2005.
The documents, obtained under the Access to Information Act, list 49 pages of repairs to antennas, valves, air-conditioning systems and radars.
HMCS Preserver and the Esquimalt, B.C.-based HMCS Protector are about 40 years old and Canada’s sole tanker supply ships.
In an August briefing note, the defence department noted it is more difficult to maintain these ships because parts are no longer available and qualified people to maintain the different systems are becoming scarce.
The situation was exacerbated this summer when a $2.9-billion project to replace the ships was placed on the backburner.
Ok Peter you're back in office, how about doing something sooner rather then later about this before its too late.