BBC:
A crewman has died after he was injured aboard the stricken Canadian submarine drifting in the Atlantic after a fire.
Lt Chris Saunders was one of three men airlifted to hospital in Ireland from HMCS Chicoutimi on Wednesday evening. The others are said to be stable.
Canada's PM Paul Martin said he "gave his life serving his country and we owe his family our deepest condolences".......
The Ministry of Defence said the injured men were being flown aboard a Royal Navy helicopter to Londonderry in Northern Ireland, but had to divert to Sligo in the Irish Republic when Lt Saunders' condition deteriorated. The combat systems engineer was one of nine crew members who had suffered from smoke inhalation during the fire.
"A medical decision based on his condition was taken to put down in Sligo," a spokesman said. "The helicopter landed as quickly as it could." .......
RIP
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Earlier, a Canadian commander said the damage on the submarine was more extensive than first thought. Commander of the Canadian Atlantic fleet, Commodore Tyrone Pile, said two fires had broken out causing damage which had prevented them from restoring the submarine's power propulsion system.
"Significant damage" was also caused to the commanding officer's cabin and the electrical equipment room, on separate decks.
Captain Mike Finney of the Royal Navy......said: "The early indications of the situation on board Chicoutimi [are] that the problem is nothing to do with any technical aspect, the design or build."
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Last edited by ORAC; 7th Oct 2004 at 07:12.