In pictures: A first look at the damage to two colliding Canadian warships
Two Canadian warships, the HMCS Protecteur and the HMCS Algonquin, collided during a close-quarters naval training exercise. Both ships were damaged in the collision, and an investigation is underway.
Royal Canadian Navy warship HMCS Algonquin, left sits in port with significant damage to her port side hangar at CFB Esquimalt in Esquimalt, B.C. Sunday September 1, 2013 following a collision with the HMCS Protecteur, right, during a close-quarters training exercise.Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press
Royal Canadian Navy warship HMCS Protecteur sits in port at CFB Esquimalt in Esquimalt, B.C. Sunday September 1, 2013 after sustaining damage to her bow following a collision with the HMCS Algonquin during a close-quarters training exercise.Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press
Royal Canadian Navy warship HMCS Protecteur sits in port at CFB Esquimalt in Esquimalt, B.C. Sunday September 1, 2013 after sustaining damage to her bow following a collision with the HMCS Algonquin during a close-quarters training exercise.Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press
Royal Canadian Navy warship HMCS Algonquin sits in port with significant damage to her port side hangar at CFB Esquimalt in Esquimalt, B.C. Sunday September 1, 2013 following a collision with the HMCS Protecteur during a close-quarters training exercise.Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press
Royal Canadian Navy warship HMCS Algonquin sits in port with significant damage to her port side hangar at CFB Esquimalt in Esquimalt, B.C. Sunday September 1, 2013 following a collision with the HMCS Protecteur during a close-quarters training exercise.Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press
Royal Canadian Navy warship HMCS Algonquin sits in port with significant damage to her port side hangar at CFB Esquimalt in Esquimalt, B.C. Sunday September 1, 2013 following a collision with the HMCS Protecteur during a close-quarters training exercise.Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press
Royal Canadian Navy warship HMCS Algonquin sits in port with significant damage to her port side hangar at CFB Esquimalt in Esquimalt, B.C. Sunday September 1, 2013 following a collision with the HMCS Protecteur during a close-quarters training exercise.Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press