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RCMP complete capsized vessel training
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — Nothing sounds as refreshing as spending the only snowy day on Vancouver Island trapped inside a capsized boat in the cold waters of Esquimalt Harbour. Luckily for a team of 20 Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) members, the situation was not a real-life emergency but part of training scenario. The […]
La GRC termine sa formation sur les navires chavirés
Peter Mallett, Rédacteur — Rien n’est plus rafraîchissant que de passer la seule journée enneigée de l’île de Vancouver coincé à l’intérieur d’un bateau chaviré dans les eaux froides du port d’Esquimalt. Heureusement pour une équipe de 20 membres de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC), il ne s’agissait pas d’une situation d’urgence réelle, mais d’un […]
Trading Places: RCN ships complete hull swap
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — A recent Change of Command ceremony in Esquimalt saw two Halifax-class frigates swap not only their captains but also a majority of their crews. The Feb. 7 ceremony at the Wardroom saw a rare hull swap between the two vessels when Commander (Cdr) Meghan Coates relinquished her command of HMCS Vancouver and immediately assumed […]
