The Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi -- pictured here at a 2004 emergency repair stop in Scotland -- is patrolling in the western PacificA Canadian submarine is patrolling the western Pacific for the first time in nearly 50 years, the navy said Thursday, amid heightened tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons program. The sub's mission is scheduled to last almost 200 days, with port visits in Japan and Guam. The sanctions are intended to restrict the North's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons development. The last time HMCS Chicoutimi crossed an ocean in 2004, it flooded, caught fire and a sailor died. The sub did not return to operational service until 2015, after repairs and a retrofit.

Source: Daily Mail February 08, 2018 17:51 UTC