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At stake: 10% of the Canadian armed forces' equipment
危险:加拿大10%的武装设备
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Canada's armed forces have boarded and seized an American-owned ship
that had refused to deliver its cargo of Canadian military supplies being
returned from Kosovo.
The ship, GTS Katie, is now steaming towards a Quebec port, escorted
by two Canadian warships.
It had remained outside Canadian territorial waters in
the Atlantic Ocean for several days, waiting for a financial dispute to
be settled.
The ship's cargo, worth more than $200m, represents around 10% of the
Canadian armed forces' equipment.
Canada routinely charters foreign transport for its military equipment
overseas.
Its navy has no vessels equipped to carry heavy armour.
加拿大扣押一美国轮船
因一艘美国轮船拒绝运送从克索沃拉回的加拿大军用物品,加拿大武装部队强行登轮,并扣押了这艘轮船。
这艘名为GTS Katie的轮船目前正在两艘加拿大战舰的护送下驶往一魁北克港口。
该轮因等候经济纠纷的解决,一直在加拿大水域以外的大西洋上停泊了好几天。
这艘船上的货物价值2亿美元,约占加拿大武装设备的10%。
加拿大一直租用国外运输工具运送军用设备。
它的海军没有安装运载重型装备的设备。
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