What a surprise. And keep in mind, this is a supply ship that's run aground in the Northwest Passage -- these are the very ships that keep communities in the High Arctic alive.
Just a week or so ago it was a cruise ship, and it entered our waters undetected. How is this possible?
Imagine when terrorists figure out how to get through and southward, undetected. Or they spill toxic materials into the Beaufort Sea, also undetected. "Use it or lose it," eh? Then maybe we should bite the bullet, purchase and re-flag some used Coast Guard vessels from other countries who no longer need them, and actually start defending the entrances to the Passage until we get the Canadian-built ships ready -- and make naval inspections at sea for all ships who want to enter for their seaworthiness, mandatory and at the expense of those who enter. Just like canals charge tolls for everyone from recreational boaters to aircraft carriers.
Annual visits up North by Harper, or military exercises for the media, just isn't enough.
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