West Coast sub returns to sea for trials prior to operations with allies
ESQUIMALT, B.C. — The Royal Canadian Navy’s only operational submarine on the West Coast is doing training exercises as it readies for operations after undergoing repairs to dozens of problem welds, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Katelyn Moores, with Maritime Forces Pacific, said HMCS Chicoutimi has been doing trials since mid-December to gear up for exercises with Pacific allies later this year.
“They did repairs and inspections and then … she was returned to sea,” she said from Esquimalt, B.C.
She said she couldn’t provide any details about the Pacific exercises due to operational security.