Editing Operation Megaphone (section)

==Aftermath==

''Katie'' arrived in Becancourt, Quebec, on 6 August under the control of the Canadian boarding party.  Some of the cargo, including explosives, were removed at Becancourt, before the ship was brought further up the [[St Lawrence River]] to [[Montreal]] where the armoured and other military vehicles were unloaded.<ref name=cefcom/><ref name=cbc/>

Third Ocean filed an action ''[[In rem jurisdiction|in rem]]'' against the Canadian government, who owned the freight, on 27 July 2000, in the [[Federal Court of Canada]], including a warrant for arrest of the freight.  The matter was heard on 18 September, after the ship had already been seized by the Canadian navy.  The court quashed the warrant and dismissed the action, on the basis of the immunity of the Crown, under the ''Crown Liability and Proceedings Act''.<ref name=canlii>{{cite web |title=Third Ocean Marine Navigation Co., Llc v. Gts Katie (The), 2000 CanLII 16327 (F.C.) |url=http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/fct/doc/2000/2000canlii16327/2000canlii16327.html | work=CanLII |publisher=Canadian Legal Information Institute |date=23 October 2000 | accessdate=29 December 2010 }}</ref>

The Canadian Navy contracted ''Katie''&nbsp;– and routinely contracts cargo ships&nbsp;– because it has no sea transport capability.<ref name=ind/>  The [[Canadian Forces]] have since then acquired four [[CC-177 Globemaster III]] strategic airlift cargo aircraft, each capable of carrying a payload of up to 72,000&nbsp;kg, which were delivered in 2007.  In 2010, shipbuilding was identified as a key procurement priority by the Canadian Forces, outlined in its ''[[Canada First Defence Strategy]]''.<ref name=dnd>{{cite web | title=Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy | url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/pri/2/ship-navale-eng.asp | work=Department of National Defence |date=13 October 2010 | accessdate=29 December 2010}}</ref>