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Dilapidated dinghy gets museum makeover
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — A historic navy sail-training dinghy completed an improbable journey from castaway at an Army surplus store to a prized addition to a naval museum’s collection. “It still astounds me the stories behind how many of our naval artifacts turn up,” says Bradley Froggatt, Alberta Naval Museum curator. “Because of the builder’s date, this […]
Un dériveur délabré fait peau neuve au musée
Peter Mallett, Rédacteur — Un dériveur historique de la marine a effectué un voyage improbable, passant du statut de naufragé dans un magasin de surplus de l’armée à celui d’élément précieux de la collection d’un musée naval. “Je suis toujours étonné par les histoires qui se cachent derrière la découverte de nombreux artefacts navals”, déclare Bradley […]
RCN sailor traverses the Antarctic waters with the Chilean Navy
A/SLt Kayvan Aflaki, NWO — As a Naval Warfare Officer with the Royal Canadian Navy, my career has involved sailing Canada’s territorial waters, but nothing could have prepared me for the extraordinary journey that unfolded in November 2023—an expedition to Antarctica as an attaché to the Chilean Navy. This unique opportunity, through a program called Regulus designed to […]
