[chris vickery]

I shall stand corrected on the details surrounding the death of the sailor, but this aside, the ex British subs were sub-standard even to the expectations of the British Navy and are in fact, junk.
A recent report regarding the seaworthyness of these subs indicates that out of 4 subs purchased, 3 have spent the majority of their time in docks and the fourth just slightly less since purchased due to various problems.
The re-fits are way over budget and it seems we would have been better off buying new to start with.
Canadian Navy crews have been sailing them in simulators for the past few years, in fact some submariners have never even been to sea during their
enlistment....