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DND fine-tuning fuel spill response
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — Teamwork and communication became key elements in an Environmental Emergency fuel spill exercise on July 10. The scenario, led by the Environmental Protection Office, involved a refueling operation of HMCS Nanaimo which resulted in a simulated large spill of marine distillate (diesel) into the waters of Esquimalt Harbour. While no fuel entered […]
Historic green jacket connects Navy’s past and present
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — More than 30 years may have passed since his days as a young sailor but Lieutenant (Navy) Richard Rowe and his faded Green Navy Flight Jacket are back at square one. Lt(N) Rowe proudly wore his jacket in the early 1990s as a Bridge Watchkeeper aboard Restigouche-class destroyer HMCS Kootenay. […]
