Canadian ship returns fire at Libyan forces
CBC News
Posted: May 12, 2011 3:32 PM ET
Last Updated: May 12, 2011 5:11 PM ET
HMCS Charlottetown returned fire after being shot at by Libyan forces. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)
Related
Sailors aboard a Canadian warship helped thwart an attack by Libyan forces in the port of Misrata, according to NATO, firing back after coming under fire.
Several fast small boats were attempting to attack Misrata around 2 a.m. local time, but were pushed back by the frigate HMCS Charlottetown, working with the British destroyer HMS Liverpool and a French warship.
"The boats were forced to abandon their attack and regime forces ashore covered their retreat with artillery and anti-aircraft cannon fire directed towards the allied warships," NATO said in a statement.
HMCS Charlottetown shot back with a short burst of machine-gun fire and HMS Liverpool also returned fire, NATO said. Neither warship sustained any damage.
"It is most likely [the Canadians] would have fired the ship's main gun — a Bofors 57-mm cannon off the front of the ship," CBC's David Common said.
The attack was the second action by pro-Gadhafi forces at sea, according to NATO.
Share Tools
Top News Headlines
- Greg Weston: Senate scandal may be Harper's worst hour
- The widening Senate scandal that the prime minister flippantly tried to dismiss as a 'distraction' just days ago has instead become arguably Stephen Harper's worst hour. more »
- 3 injured in Washington state bridge collapse
- A Washington state bridge over a river collapsed Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers who searched the chilly waterway north of Seattle. more »
- Federal Court won't remove MPs over robocall allegations
- The Federal Court says it won't throw six MPs out of their seats over allegations of widespread vote suppression through automated robocalls in the 2011 federal election. But Judge Richard Mosley did find that fraud occurred in the election. more »
- 3D printers give rise to 'desktop manufacturing'
- Customizable objects from plastic dollhouse furniture to medical prosthetics can now be designed and printed out by almost anyone at the press of a button, and is going to lead to an 'explosion of new stuff,' predicts author Chris Anderson. more »
Must Watch
Latest World News Headlines
- 3 injured in Washington state bridge collapse
- A Washington state bridge over a river collapsed Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers who searched the chilly waterway north of Seattle. more »
- Jodi Arias jury deadlocks on penalty
- The judge in the Jodi Arias murder trial declared a mistrial in the penalty phase Thursday after the jury reported for a second time that it was deadlocked on whether to sentence her to life in prison or death for killing her boyfriend in 2008. more »
- Boy Scouts of America approve of gay youth members
- The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as scouts. more »
- 2 more arrests linked to hacking death of British soldier
- WARNING: This story contains graphic content. Two more people have been arrested by officers investigating the hacking death of a U.K. soldier in London, say British police. more »
The National
The Current
- Politics in the Classroom May. 23, 2013 5:06 PM We visit a place where the rhymes of Dr. Seuss are thought too politically shrill to be heard in a classroom in British Columbia.
- 3 injured in Washington state bridge collapse
- Toronto mayor fired chief of staff for telling him to 'get help'
- Alleged Ford crack video seller not responding to calls
- Duffy says he wants to give Canadians 'the whole story'
- Pickup truck backs up over mother, 2 children in tent
- Vancouver man abandons Porsche on B.C. ferry
- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford fires chief of staff
- Montreal lifts boil-water advisory
- Federal Court won't remove MPs over robocall allegations
