1. HMCS Preserver January 3, 1971. The bow mounted gun was removed due to its exposed location.HMCS Preserver "bumped" her pier when she arrived from sea early this afternoon. I have no details, but the CBC reports that there is visible damage. Divers were called to the site almost immediately after the event.
Preserver is just out of refit and has only been fully operational for a few weeks. OUCH!
[Allision = contact with a fixed object]
Update: the incident occurred as the ship was turning in the harbour, and what it struck was the Halifax Shipyard's Novadock, smashing a companion way and punching a hole in the side of the floating drydock. This is most unfortuinate as the shipyard was preparing the dock for Monday's arrival of CCGS Louis S.St-Laurent for emergency repairs to its centreline prop/shaft.
The Novadock is registered as a vessel, but is permanently moored, and therefore is a fixed object. I will stick with the term allision.
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Report I heard was that she struck the nova dock while turning.
ReplyDeleteBoth are Damaged, No Injuries.
Since the Nova Dock is a Vessel, Its A collision.
Thanks for all your posts Mac - good to have news from Halifax.
ReplyDeleteDid DND take possession of the ship before the incident or was it still in the shipyards hands as she was on seatrials?
ReplyDeleteIt will make a difference in the finger pointing!