CBC News: The National | Canada chooses German submarine supplier

Tonight, the government greenlights a multi -billion dollar deal to buy a new fleet of submarines and reshape the country's Navy.

This is one of the biggest single defense projects in all of NATO.

Up to 12 subs, thousands of potential jobs.The deal is huge, but is it a good one?U .S.soccer's top scorer suspended and then Donald Trump stepped in.I asked for a review The claims of political interference and FIFA's response.

And Rodgers' grip on the Toronto sports landscape is tightening.

I think some people will be concerned that it's a monopoly.

100 % ownership over all the major men's teams.So will fans pay the price?

From CBC News, this is The National with Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault.

Thanks for joining us.Canada has made its choice when it comes to buying this country's next fleet of submarines.Firms from South Korea and Germany were each pushing hard for the contract.The Germans have won out.The decision marks a major step for Canada's defence future and strengthens ties with Europe.The Prime Minister says this is about sovereignty and security, especially in the north.

Mark Carney made the announcement on his way to the NATO summit in Turkey where defense spending is a main concern.Ashley Burke with the PM's reasoning and where things go from here.

Silent, modular, and lethal.

A battle over the biggest procurement project in Canadian history now over.

I'm pleased to announce that Canada has selected TKMS as the preferred supplier.

The Prime Minister picking a German and Norwegian consortium to build Canada's new fleet of submarines.

We will now enter into negotiations to procure up to 20 ,000

For months TKMS went head -to -head with South Korea's Hanwha Ocean vying for the multi -billion dollar contract.That company sent one of its submarines across the Pacific to try and wow Canada but Kearney went with the Europeans instead.

And it's fully NATO interoperable.allowing it to communicate seamlessly, to share intelligence and to carry out joint missions.

The decision pulls Canada closer to Europe as Donald Trump threatens to pull the U .S.away from NATO.

These vessels will monitor, deter and help secure allied control.not only in the North Atlantic, but also help us assert sovereignty in the Arctic.

Carney heading to the NATO summit next and is expected to talk this up after the Secretary General told allies not to show up empty -handed.

Across the Western alliance, this is one of the biggest single defence projects in all of NATO.So it's a really consequential investment, a real significant increase in military capability.

TKMS promising in return to invest in Canada.

This program is expected to generate an economic impact for Canada of more than 167 billion Canadian dollars over the upcoming decades.

The government estimates the deal could create up to 100 ,000 Canadian jobs, including at Marmon, a Quebec company that will help build and assemble some parts of the subs.

It will be a job creation, it will be... technological development.

The Conservatives say the government should have replaced the old submarines long ago and wants far more transparency on the plan now.

I was disappointed that Mark Carney refused to comment on what the entire cost is.Yeah but he was ready to throw around you know employment numbers tied to this.

The Prime Minister says while the government's negotiating it won't reveal how much Canadawilling to spend but he expects the first four submarines to be delivered by 2034.Ashley Burke, CBC News, Ottawa.

So Mark Carney left Halifax this evening en route to that NATO summit.Our senior defence correspondent Murray Brewster is heading there too and we spoke just before takeoff.So Murray, two competing bids to choose from.What did this decision really come down to for Canada?

Well, Adrian, it seems the decision hinged on the fact that both Germany and Norway are NATO allies.Germany and South Korea did put forward strong economic pitches, but Germany underlined the fact that three allied navies operating the same kind of boat would be significant for NATO, it would be significant for Canada in the Arctic, and it would be significant for the North Atlantic, where the United States has indicated that if there's a crisis, it'll be sending fewer naval vessels to the region.Also, we have to really underline the fact that this is very important for the Canadian Navy.It will fundamentally reshape it.Having 12 submarines as part of the fleet means approximately one -third to one -half of the future Navy would be submarines.And that could fundamentally reshape things for training as well as the kinds of missions the Canadian military will undertake in the future.

Adrienne?

All right.That is Marie Brewster.Thanks, Marie.So as we mentioned, Mark Carney is joining other world leaders at the NATO summit in Ankara.Cameron McIntosh now on how, once again, the alliance is grappling with pressure from Washington and the war in Ukraine.

Another round of Russian strikes on Kiev overnight.There was no way to go down, says Oleksandra Kopytina.Pointing up at what was once her flat, she waited out the attack in the hallway,being rescued.Soon after, Ukraine struck Russia's largest oil refinery.As President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the U .

S.and NATO for more help including interceptor missiles.Ukraine will be a key issue as leaders of 32 NATO countries meet in Turkey for two days.Zelensky is also invited.Expecting to meet U .S.

President Donald Trump at the summit Trump telling reporters in Washington he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend about ending the war in Ukraine.

I think we're getting much closer than people realize.

Most eyes will be on Trump's long -standing threats to have the U .S.leave NATO.Last week Trump called the alliance one -sided after NATO refused to get involved in the Iran conflict.

I think it's going to be essentially a very sensitive time on the part of Europe the European members of NATO but also Mark Carney, our Prime Minister, as to how to deal with his constant threats in terms of NATO.

Trump is insisting NATO members move faster to spend 5 % of GDP on defense.Billions in new spending is expected to be announced including Canada's submarine deal.

After years of underinvestment we are producing real capabilities.European allies and Canada are now on a trajectory to equalize the defense spending with the United States.

The meeting also comes amid warnings from Poland.A NATO member.It has intelligence Russia may be planning a future attack.As for Russia.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says Putin and Trump agreed to keep talking.So far there's no roadmap to a ceasefire let alone peace.

Cameron McIntosh, CBC News, Winnipeg.

Well, the United States has been a little...from the FIFA World Cup tonight in a match that garnered a lot of attention.Belgium beat the US 4 -1 but the big headline the fact that Fuller and Balogun was on the pitch.His involvement leading to a global outrage and accusations of political interference.All of it ignited by a phone call by the US President Peter Armstrong on how the controversy has unfolded.

Fuller and Balligan.Now that is a painful one.The top U .S.scorer in the 2026 World Cup handed a red card set to miss the round of 16.At least that was the case until Donald Trump called the head of FIFA.

Yes I asked for a review.

That, of course, is not how any of this is supposed to work.For decades, critics have called FIFA one of the most corrupt organizations in sport.Its former president, who left after a years -long investigation into accusations of systemic corruption, posted to social media, saying, red cards are not overturned by political phone calls.Football must never become a playground for political power.Johnny Infantino took over as head of FIFA in 2016, and until now, his highest profile move was to award Trump the hitherto unknown FIFA Peace Prize.Under one of the most core principles of the sport, a red card should mean Balogun is out of the next game.

But after Trump's intervention, FIFA used a little -known loophole to suspend his suspension.Infantino denies the decision was swayed by Trump, saying the review is independent.But even UEFA, one of the most influential football federations in the world, said, and unjustified.decision.So no wonder critics say this move casts a shadow over the tournament and the American star.

When you mention his name in 10 years, no matter how many goals he scores, no matter how many games he plays, the world will only remember him from this moment.

For a sense of just how unusual this decision was, in the World Cup's 96 -year history, only one other player has escaped a suspension after being issued a red card, and that was in 1962.Peter Armstrong, CBC News, Washington.

Canada Soccer's CEO is defending the move to include Alfonso Davies on the team's World Cup roster while he was dealing with an injury.

The decision to bring Alfonso was an absolute obvious one.I'm sure if you asked Jesse, he would say that he would do the same thing again.

Davies only played in one of five matches stepping in as a substitute in the round of 32.Still, Kevin Blue pointed to the importance of the 25 -year -old's presence and leadership.And despite the loss to Morocco, this was Canada's best ever showing at the Men's FIFA World Cup.Well the premiers of Alberta and Ontario want a pipeline built between their provinces and now they've unveiled a potential route.

We're going to do this feasibility study.We'll be back out before the end of this year and then we'll be able to roll it out.

The proposed 3 ,300 kilometre pipeline would all be within Canada and ship an estimated half a million barrels of oil per day to refineries in Sarney, Ontario.But it faces several hurdles.Manitoba's premier hasn't signed on.There's no timeline or price tag attached.And unlike the other recently announced proposed pipeline from Alberta to BC, there's no private money attached yet.Well in Western Manitoba,

are taking action to hold back floodwaters threatening a small village.A local councillor said the dike that protects Saint -Lazare was just one foot away from breaching.Temporary reinforcements have now bolstered their protection.The village is especially vulnerable as two different rivers keep rising.

When the wind starts things can pop up anywhere so we don't want to be anywhere near here.

And more people are evacuating part of BC's Fraser Canyon where the Brunswick Creek wildfire is still burning out of control in very steep terrain.The BC Wildfire Service says poor visibility and high winds have been hampering efforts to fight it.They also say embers have already sparked three new spot fires and there is no rain in sight.Will police continue to search for any sign of the six people who went missing when a fishing boat sank in waters off the coast of B .C.?

And as Pinky Wang explains, the loved ones of the boat's captain are searching for answers.

Ashley Lin's son Cyrus Chan has been missing now for eight days.He's a responsible child, she says.He must have wanted everyone to be safe.Chan was captain of the charter fishing boat when it sank off the B .C.coast.

Four aboard were rescued, all suffering from hypothermia, two in critical condition.

Six have not been found.

I wish my son and the other five can come back, says Lin, that they can all come back safely.Lin is left with her son's fish tanks, once full of pet fish he cared for every night, now empty.She hopes the boat's owners can help shed light on what happened.The six are presumed drowned.The vessel is also still missing.The RCMP Serious Crimes Unit is now leading the investigation.

Chen's girlfriend Haley Lee says she was on the boat with him fishing two days before it sank when the door on the hull swung open.Water was getting into the back she said so we knew it might be a bit of a problem.Lee says they bailed water out in time and Chan have flagged the issue to his boss.CBC News has been unable to reach the boat operator.Top Vancouver fishing charter, a person who answered a call to the company, declined to comment.At the docks where Chan set off, a memorial and tributes from friends and family.

At least I feel like there were so many people who miss him and everyone trying to stay together.

The focus now finding the missing and answers about the tragedy.The RCMP says they expect to provide updates on the investigation later this week.Pinky Wang, CBC News, Richmond, B .

C.And police in B .C.are investigating after a woman was seen on the highway behind the wheel of a moving Tesla while seemingly asleep.So this video was taken on Sunday between the B .C.

communities of Golden and Revelstoke.The person who captured it says two children could be seen in the car and she called 9 -1 -1 out of concern for everyone's safety.Fully automated driving is illegal in the province and a fatal motorcycle crash left hundreds of people stranded in B .

C.overnight.

Jesus Christ, yeah that was close.It happened on the Sea to Sky Highway north of Vancouver.This was dash camera footage before the crash happened.Police say officers spotted two childrenspeeding motorcycles.Moments later, one crashed into an RV.

In all, the highway was shut down for more than eight hours, prompting some to sleep in their cars or just wait it out on the side of the road.And this is a residential area northeast of Montreal where a freight train jumped the tracks coming to a halt in a 45 car heap of strained metal and spilled cargo.No one was hurt and no hazardous cargo leaked.CN Rail says the cause is being investigated.To Iran now where millions are said to have gathered for the funeral procession of their assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.But as senior international correspondent Margaret Evans shows us, there are cracks in those efforts to project a united front to the world.

Day three of Iran's long farewell to the slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in a U .S.-Israeli attack over four months ago now.His coffin and those of family members killed alongside him, worn through Tehran's streets, crowded with loyal supporters.Anxious to get close, many overcome with grief.I didn't cry this much for my own father, says Fatima Mohammadi.

Iranian authorities have framed the week -long funeral as a referendum on the Islamic Republic.A spectacle they say will drop millions in a show of unity.But Iran is anything but united.A country of more than 90 million people where those opposed to the rule of the clerics will be staying home.Their options for open dissent extremely limited in the wake of brutal crackdowns on anti -governmentprotesters.

The only thing that can ease our pain says this activist in Tehran whose identity we're protecting is the complete overthrow of the Islamic Republic.The funeral has allowed a pause in negotiations between Iran and the United States.But hardliners at the funeral are against them.Cracks within the regime appearing, says analyst Ali Ansari.

It doesn't bode well, I think, for what's going to happen in the next few weeks.

On Sunday, three of Khamenei's sons appeared at his funeral throwing into sharp relief the ongoing absence of his fourth, Mushtaba, Iran's new supreme leader injured in the attack that killed his father and still yet to be seen in public.Khamenei is set to be buried in his hometown of Mashhad on Thursday.Margaret Evans, CBC News, London.

Cuba's power grid is coming back to life after a countrywide blackout.Cuba has been dealing with extended outages for months.They've been linked to an oil embargo by the U .S.which has cut off fuel for power plants.In response, the government has been rationing power to just hours a day while focusing on providing electricity for vital services.

Well, there are new signs of tension within the British royal family.Prince Harry has been denied access to Buckingham Palace while on a visit to the UK.Chris Brown brings us the palace's official reason and why some just aren't buying it.

No one royal actually lives at Buckingham Palace anymore.The King's home is at nearby Clarence House.So letting Prince Harry and maybe his family cross the linein one of 52 royal bedrooms while they visit London seemed to make sense.Only things fell apart Monday.

The palace's version of events is that Prince Harry missed a Friday deadline to accept the invitation.

Harry's side tells a different story.That the invitation was actually withdrawn.The palace statement emphasized it takes time to prepare for guests and Harry didn't accept in time.But another possible explanation is that on Tuesday a UK judge will deliver a high -profile verdict in a case against the owners of the Daily Mail newspaper.Harry and others have long accused the paper of using illegal tactics such as voicemail hacking to gather stories.And this royal commentator says maybe the King decided having Harry at the palace during the verdict might be seen as interfering.

We're hearing that his concerns over his constitutional position within the judiciary are potentially impacting having Harry stay at the palace.

Harry's relationships with the senior royals especially his brother William have been in the deep freeze since he and Meghan moved to the U .S.and published a tell -all book.This Canadian tourist sees it as a sad family tragedy especially for Harry.

I'm sure he's all right, I'm sure he's all right, but he probably misses his dad.

did on the face of it seem like it could maybe be quite a positive story moving towards reconciliation but it's now sort of become the opposite of that.

Harry is still coming to the UK to promote the Invictus Games which he founded but beyond that not a lot is clear including whether Meghan and the children will come too not to mention where everyone will stay.Chris Brown, CBC News, London.

Rogers says it is buying the remaining stake in make -believe sports and entertainment.

I think some people will be concerned that it's a monopoly.

What this means for sports fans and advertisers, next.Plus a remarkable story of survival after those twin earthquakes in Venezuela.How a mother and daughter made it out alive after being buried for nearly three days.And an unexpected visitor makes a pretty big splash.

You know, moose in your pool in Canada, maybe it's a good sign.It's a very uniquely Canadian way to have your pool destroyed.

We're back in two.

Splashdown confirmed.

Three months after his historic Artemis 2 mission around the moon, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says he is leaving his full -time role with the Canadian Space Agency.Hansen was the first Canadian to take part in a lunar mission, something he described as an incredible privilege.He says he will serve as a reservist with the Royal Canadian Air Force.Well, Rogers has announced it will buy the remaining stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, making it full owners of every major men's pro sports team in Toronto.She and Desjardins with what that could mean for fans and advertisers.

From the NHL to the NBA.The CFL to Major League Soccer.Toronto's major men's professional sports teams are now set to have just a single owner after Rogers signed a multi -billion dollar agreement to buy the remaining stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.

I think it'll be good.There'll be synergies between a bunch of teams and a bunch of facilities.

Rogers already owned Sportsnet, the Toronto Blue Jays and Rogers Centre outright.Now it'll take complete control of the Maple Leafs, the Raptors and Scotiabank Arena.

There's always healthy skepticism when you have one big corporation that I think some people will be concerned that it's a monopoly and but that's how sports successful sports has done that in a lot of other cities.

The media conglomerate bought up Bell's MLSE stakes in recent years.Now it's purchasing of the remaining chunk from Kilmer Sports backed by Canadian businessman Larry Tannenbaum who still has money in professional women's sports.So what could this mean for fans?

Ticket prices are not going to change because Rogers now controls 100 % of the team.I think where it's going to make a difference is in advertising.That's going to give them a tremendous amount of power in extracting maximum prices from advertisers.

Rogers, president and CEO, is calling this a defining moment for the company.Saying in a statement, it gives us even more opportunity to invest in championship -caliber teams, create unique experiences for customers and fans, and unlock long -term value for shareholders.The deal still needs various approvals, but if all goes well, Rogers expects it to close later this year.Chien Desjardins, CBC News, Toronto.

A mother and daughter are recounting how they survived back -to -back earthquakes in Venezuela.How they were saved after being buried for 60 hours.Plus as Canada chooses Germany to build its new submarines we revisit our interview with the German defense minister.

Are we really potentially facing a war in Europe?

Potentially, yes, but not knowing whether or when.

The threats, he says, NATO is up against.Stories of survival and resilience are still emerging out of Venezuela almost two weeks after two massive earthquakes rocked the country within seconds, killing thousands.But Jorge Barrera shows us how amidst the misery, a friend's persistence saved a family trapped under the rubble for days.

First out, eight -year -old Jade Hernandez.Then her mother, Astrid Arnaude.Saved after 60 hours.Buried alive.Arnaude and Jade are now in this camp for the displaced in Caracas, sleeping here.I have a roof over my head, even if it's temporary, she says.

I don't get wet in the rain, and if there's a tremor, I'm in an open space, far from where I was suffering.This is Arnaude's 11 -storey apartment building in Caraballera, La Guaira.She lived on the third floor.After twin earthquakes rocked Venezuela on June 24th, a holiday, Arnaude, an artist and a single mother, went for ice cream with her daughter that afternoon.Then they went back home.I felt a cold coming, so I put some tea on in the apartment, cut some limes.

Then the earthquake alarm went off on her phone.She saw palms swaying outside.All I could think was to grab my daughter and get under the table.I hugged my daughter and in the next second everything changed.I was crying.She was crying.

My daughter was saying, Mama, I don't want to die.Mama, I don't want to die.For a moment, she thought they would suffocate from the explosion of dust.She says that miraculously, a small breeze, a current of air began to circulate.But there was no light.They were blind in pitch darkness.

Jare Maceda was in Caracas when the earth shook and she began to message her close friends, including Arnaude.A friend told her she had spoken with Arnaude only five minutes before the quake hit and she was home.After images began to surface of the devastation in La Guaira, Macedo said everyone began to worry about their friends and family there.She and her friends gathered tools, formed crews and went to La Guaira.Knowing how things are in this country, you have to do things for yourself, she says.They arrived at Arnaude's collapsed apartment a day and a half after the quakes.

Despite being told the previous search crew found no signs of life, they began to dig.While inside, things grew dire for Arnaude and Jade.Arnaude says she told her daughter that if death comes before rescue, they would see each other in another life.Her daughter told her that maybe they would be reincarnated as kittens.As the hours dragged on with no water and only a bag of sliced bread that they ate by making little balls, Arnalde had to take drastic measures.She says she drank her urine.

They had no other liquids.And she used one of her daughter's toys, a house -like cup.She suppressed the need to vomit.But in a few minutes, her saliva came back.She felt stronger.But Jade was fading.

Arnaude lost track of time until she heard a woman's voice.She was saying, the hallway is here, the home has to be on this side.It was Macedo.She had drawn plans of Arnaude's apartment and was preparing to tunnel in.Here, Macedo squeezes through the tunnel that would eventually lead to Arnaude and Jade and their freedom.

I couldn't be without her.

I just couldn't, says Macedo.I was in denial.I couldn't give up.I could not give in.The earth birthed me again.Literally, it birthed my daughter and I, she says.

It's something I told my daughter.And my daughter said, yes mama, we were born again.

Now thousands of people are still displaced by those quakes.More than 3 ,000 people have died and that number is still rising.Coming up, as NATO races to rearm, Canada is set to outfit its navy with German -designed submarines.

the relevance for our strategic relations.

Murray Brewster sits down with a German politician who pushed hard for Canada to take those subs and here's an urgent warning about Russia.And returning to our top story, Ottawa today confirmed a German shipbuilder as the preferred choice to retool Canada's next fleet of submarines.

It is at the same time about strategic advantages.It's about strategic reliability.

So that was German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius at the CanSec conference back in May.Pistorius spearheaded the successful campaign to get Canada to buy those German subs.In an interview with Murray Brewster he explained why it is so critical that NATO members work together in the face of a rising danger.

Boris Pistorius doesn't look like a man given to alarmism.Germany's defense minister is measured, deliberate, careful with his words.But when he talks about Russia, the future of NATO and the possibility of another European war, the message is stark.Our experts say it can happen in 2029.For a generation, Germany built its prosperity on peace, carrying the guilt and burden of the Second World War.Military power was something Berlin avoided discussing.

Discussing military power in Canada was also something to be avoided.And then, Russia invaded Ukraine.

The northern European countries reacted immediately, revitalized conscription, started rearmament of their armed forces and so on.Germany and other countries, they didn't, they hear the alarm clock, but they pushed the snooze button and turned around.

But they hear the alarm now, The Germany of today is almost unrecognizable from a decade ago.For much of the post -Cold War era, Germany kept its military on a tight leash, reluctant to wield hard power and content to rely on the United States for universal protection.That is all over.

The majority of the German society and public is convinced that there is a threat again after 25, almost 30 years of peace.

It is that kind of blunt, pragmatic talk that's made Boris Pistorius one of Germany's most popular politicians, with public approval numbers that have occasionally eclipsed Chancellor Friedrich Merz.Unlike his predecessors who viewed the defense ministry as a political dead end or a bureaucratic placeholder, Boris Pistorius embraced the transformation of the German military into a force ready for war.Are we really potentially facing a war in Europe?

Potentially, yes, but not knowing whether or when.What we see is and what all our intelligence from all over the world says to us is that Putin is rearming, that he is building up his armed forces up to 1 .6 billion personnel.that he is producing tanks and so on and so on.The budget is increasing every year.

Despite its combat losses in Ukraine, Russia has shifted into total war manufacturing, outproducing NATO nations on shell, missile and drones at a staggering pace.The United States and NATO are just beginning to scale up.Canada's former ambassador to NATO Carrie Buck says Boris Pistorius' warning is significant.

I'd seen previously estimates that it would take roughly 10 years before Russia could launch a full -scale attack.That was a few years ago.A large -scale combat attack from Russia could happen as early as next year.And what it is is really important and really a bit frightening because Europe's not ready.

For 75 years, NATO's ultimate security guarantee has been the United States.Not anymore.

choreography or dramaturgy.

But is it?The United States signaled recently it will be sending less equipment, known as enablers, ships and aircraft, to help NATO in the event of a crisis.

If it's just a pure pullback on some of the enablers, then there are going to be certain skies over certain NATO territories that won't be as well defended.It depends what's happening in conversations amongst the bigger NATO European powers and how ready they are both politically and militarily to move quickly to fill in those gaps.

A recent study said to fully replace the U .S.in NATO it would cost Europe and Canada up to one trillion dollars over a decade.While he may not see a full American exit, Boris Pistorius seems resigned to the U .S.doing less and in his typically blunt style had a message for the Trump administration.

We understand that you want and need to do less in conventional deterrence and defense in Europe, but give us a chance to mitigate that.Give us a chance to fill the maybe dangerous gaps of capability gaps to be able to defend ourselves and to achieve more conventional deterrence on our own.So give us a time.Partners and allies do that among each other.And we are working on that.And hopefully, we find a way to do so.

Time is not on Europe's side.Boris Pistorius knows this.The question is whether NATO can prepare quickly enough for what's coming.

We can't, well again, push this loose button and hope nothing will happen.

Now defence investment will be among the key topics when NATO leaders gather for the Ankara summit in Turkey starting on Tuesday.Well, despite a signed memorandum of understanding between the U .S.and Iran that amounts to ending the conflict or attempting to and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, transiting that strait remains perilous.Hundreds of ships filled with crew members are still stranded.Susan Ormiston spoke with an Indian captain about what that has been like and about the moment the danger got dangerously close.

Hello, hi.This is Captain Raman Kapoor.I'm from India.

With his all -Indian crew stuck on an oil tanker.

My ship is stranded in Horshamgarh.

Blocked with hundreds of other vessels, he couldn't get through the Strait of Hormuz or return to an Iraqi port.How long did you spend on the ship this time out?

We were there for two and a half months.waiting for our relief.

He's back home in India now and met us to tell us his harrowing story.

Horrible, scary stuff, you know.Once what happened is, like, in 30 minutes, in span of 30 minutes, we counted missiles.It was around 140 missiles.

We could feel that tremor on ship.

We could feel the shock.We could hear the sound, explosion sound.It was horrible thing.My crew was, you know, frightening.

About 8 ,000 mariners and 400 vessels are still stranded.The narrow strait ismined in places and passage mostly stopped.When the war broke out, Kapoor's crew was loading crude oil at Amqasar, an Iraqi port.Suddenly, the port ordered all ships out for security reasons.At anchor in the Gulf, 21 seafarers and three officers endured some of the worst of the war.

unmanned sea drones from Iran slammed into an oil tanker, the safe -seat Vishnu.

It was a big explosion.That was the scariest night.It happened night time.The entire crew was damn scared that day.It was a really scary moment.We had never witnessed such things, you know.

The ship was gutted and an Indian engineer was killed.

The entire crew was requesting for their relief.They want to go home because our families were so scared but we couldn't get out of that place.In fact the most important part was that no one was agreeing to come and relieve us because we cannot just leave the ship.

India has borne the brunt of seafarers deaths in this war.14 have died and half were Indian nationals.The latest in June when a U .S.missile slammed into the M .T.

Setebello accusing it of trying to get around the naval blockade.Three crew were killed and Kapoor knows one of the families.

This guy was so young he died and he was the only son.imagine.They lost him for no reason, for no fault of his or others.I mean, we were in shock.I mean, if they want to stop a ship, why are they attacking a ship?There are several other ways to warn a ship, stop a ship, not to throw a missile directly on a ship and kill people.

No, no, that's not a way.That's not the way.

Under pressure, India's prime minister meeting with the U .S.president said seafarers must be protected.Trump was asked if the U .S.shared condolences after striking the ship.

Yeah, I did.I heard about that.It's a rough one.Profession, there's no question about it.And we work together on it.This has been happening throughout time, but we work together on it.

Yeah, certainly.

We love all of those people, and they're great people.We are, we are pawns.They are treating us like pawns.The world talks about us only when they see a dead body.I don't know why everyone is waiting for the dead body to come home.Then entire nation is talking about seafarers.

And they keep quiet after that.till the next body comes.

There are efforts underway to open a safe passage to get ships out of the gulf.An evacuation was launched and then forced to pause after tensions flared again.Captain Kapoor was finally able to leave the ship relieved by another captain motoring back several hours to the Iraqi port.But the vessel is still there.

He's home at last to reunite with a worried wife Sarika

their two children.His experience affected them all.

Every time there is a fear in my heart.If he was asked to go back into the Gulf, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, not at all.That's your line.I will never allow him to go there.I think he can work safely, but not inside the war zone.Not something they ever imagined they'd have to face.

And as Iran looks to tighten control over the Strait of Hormuz it has issued a new warning to ships use Iran's approved routes or face a quote forceful response.Well coming up homeowners in northern Ontario get a bit of a surprise visitor.

Almost like a monkey's paw wish where I finally seen a moose but under inopportune circumstances.

Indeed, her tour of the neighbourhood next in our moment.Nope, your eyes are not playing tricks on you.That is a moose in a backyard pool.Not a quick dip either.That moose spent about eight hours in this backyard in North Bay, Ontario.So homeowners were, of course, a bit surprised to see they had such a big guest on their property.

So tonight, this moose and her dip makes our moment.

moose in your pool in Canada, maybe it's a good sign.I heard a crack at the top of the fence, large splash in the pool, looked out and could see a very large swimming in the pool.She was trying to get out periodically, obviously struggling, almost like a monkey's paw wish where I finally seen a moose but under inopportune circumstances.She got out and just kind of lived in her backyard for about eight hours.She was very Keen to kind of get back out the way she came, which was, you know, just over a neighbor's retaining wall.After taking a wrong turn and not leaving our property through our gates to go to the driveway, did venture back into the pool.

The MNR came, they got here around 8 .30.Not long after the first tranquilizer attempt, broke through a fence, got into my neighbor's yard.Ended up in his pool now, so great way to cool off.It was a hot day.The goal throughout was, you know, not to hurt the moose.It's a very uniquely Canadian way to have your pool destroyed.

Okay, so my first thought is, like, poor thing.So they said it was a pretty young moose, not fully grown, only about 600 pounds.And this story has flown through North Bay to the extent that Kurt said he was in a store and someone said to him, hey, are you the moose guy?Yes, he is the moose guy.Kurt is the moose guy.From all of us at The National, thanks for being with us.

I'm Adrienne Arsenault.Take care.