Mistakes at BC shipyard damaged advanced Canadian submarine

Errors, missing parts, worker stress and time pressure led to a costly incident at Victoria Shipyards, where the military vessel spent years undergoing repairs An accident at a dry dock on Vancouver Island that caused significant damage to Canada's most-advanced military submarine five years ago was caused by a series of avoidable failures, newly uncovered records show. The full details of those failures, which have previously gone unreported, include a lack of key equipment, a breakdown in communication and pressure to complete a critical test more quickly because of a local noise bylaw that may not have even applied. The…