at CFB Esquimalt [yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXVZq98cUgA[/yt] Story One of the tow lines snapped according to a co-worker who saw this.
the damage on the Navy ship will be payed for with tax money, but I wonder if the insurance will pay for the repairs on the fishing trawler. It must be rather devastating for the owner. Did anyone get hurt? Ships can be rapaired easily - with people it's a good deal harder.
6 people with minor injuries but it could have been worse. as for the ship the unseen damage will come out later who to say the whole ship isn't tweaked a bit, I know that if the loader are off as much as an 1/8" the shells wont load. and when I saw the ship yesterday when I was delivering to a shop near it there is a bid dent at the water line in the stern from it being pushed back about 20-30 ft. on impact. here is the story in Fridays paper with images Trawler hit by blackout, engine surge before collision with warship at CFB Esquimal