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Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Toronto will leave Saturday morning to join Op REASSURANCE in the Mediterranean Sea. The operation is part of Canada’s support to NATO assurance measures in Europe.

The ship had previously faced some technical issues the navy hopes have now been resolved. Last year the frigate was taking part in operations off the coast of the United Kingdom when on Oct. 29 the ship experienced an electrical issue causing a loss of power, the Royal Canadian Navy said. At the time, HMCS Toronto was conducting routine operations and anti-ship missile defence training in preparation for an upcoming readiness missile firing.

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The frigate then proceeded to Belfast for further repairs but as it was docking a fire broke out in the starboard gas turbine enclosure in the forward engine room, the navy said.