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Lookout Newspaper, March 25, 2024

Volume 69, Issue 12, March 25, 2024

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One of four Outboard Engine Diver Boats of Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific) located at the D Jetty. Photo: FDU(P)

New boats for FDU(P)

Kate Bandura,  Lookout Editor  —  Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific) is making the most of its new vessels. The Unit has been expecting four Outboard Engine Diver Boats (OEDB) since November; the boats replaced their existing Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB). Petty Officer 1st Class (PO1) Benoît Léonard, Operational Dive Team Chief, says the maneuverability of […]

(Left) Brian Whittaker, King’s Harbour Master (KHM) Pilot 1 and Mooring and Training Officer, and Tansel Erkmen, KHM Pilot 2, view potential landing spots on Y-Jetty from an observation deck aboard HMCS Saskatoon on Feb. 29. The two are civilian employees and members of the Port Operations and Emergency Services Branch Auxiliary Fleet. Photo: Peter Mallett/Lookout Newspaper.

King’s Harbour Master tugging away

  Peter Mallett, Staff Writer  —  Tansel Erkmen’s training and certification for his Pilot 2 clearance with King’s Harbour Master (KHM) were conducted with the KHM Glendale Tug over four days last week.  The rigorous training involved mastering various maneuvers, such as departing, coming alongside different berths, backing, and driving forward at most of the jetties in […]