I'm sure I speak for all the Canadians in here, including Home Guy, when I give a great big Thank You to the US Navy for towing HMCS Protecteur into Pearl Harbour for repairs.

HMCS (Her Majesty's Canadian Ship) Protecteur is a supply ship that had a fire in it's engine room last night. The entire crew was up all night fighting the blaze but managed to get it put out by morning. However, the morning saw the ship was floating powerless in the Pacific Ocean about 380 miles north east of Pearl Harbour. There were only minor injuries to some crew members as a result of the fire.

The US Navy is sending it's guided missle cruiser USS Chosin to tow our crippled vessel into Pearl Harbour for repairs to it's engines. Canada will undoubtedly be paying the US Navy for the repair work needed to the Protecteur, and the crew of the Protecteur will be flown back to Canada while the repairs are done.

Obviously, the Canadian Navy will do an investigation to find out how that fire started. Fires on ships have always been the most dire of emergencies because you can't retreat from the fire. You either put it out, or you jump in the water and hope to Gawd that someone finds you before the sharks do.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=HMCS+...ved =0CCYQqAI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Chosin_(CG-65)