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![<strong>Once in a blue moon: </strong><em>Climbing Mount Fuji in Japan overnight</em>](https://www.lookoutnewspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230831_045733-200x200.jpg)
Once in a blue moon: Climbing Mount Fuji in Japan overnight
‘Once in a blue moon’ is an expression that rarely coincides with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and an actual blue moon. In this case, a lucky few of His Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Ottawa and Vancouver’s crew climbed Mount Fuji’s summit during August’s second full moon: coincidentally, a ‘super blue moon’.
![HMCS Vancouver Battle Cats Broadcast](https://www.lookoutnewspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/53166609929_afde4eb755_o-200x200.jpg)
HMCS Vancouver Battle Cats Broadcast
With mixed emotions, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver’s ship’s company departed Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt. It sailed past the Victoria waterfront on Aug. 14, bidding farewell to families and friends as we embarked on another exciting adventure in the Indo-Pacific region.
![HMCS Vancouver skips 30th birthday](https://www.lookoutnewspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/20230822HOAA0023D003-200x200.jpg)
HMCS Vancouver skips 30th birthday
Capt Véronique SabourinHMCS Vancouver PAO — The ship’s company went to bed on Aug. 22 and woke up on Aug. 24 as His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver crossed the international dateline in the Pacific Ocean on the ship’s birthday. Thirty years ago, on Aug. 23, 1993, HMCS Vancouver was commissioned at Canada Place in […]