Stricken submarine under tow to safety

A rescue operation to tow a stricken Canadian submarine to safety started tonight, as a second crewman remained in a critical condition.

Stricken submarine under tow to safety
Thu, 07 Oct, 2004 - 21:53

A rescue operation to tow a stricken Canadian submarine to safety started tonight, as a second crewman remained in a critical condition.

Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said salvage vessel the Anglian Price had started towing HMCS Chicoutimi, adrift 140km off the west coast of Ireland, about half an hour ago.

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