Canadian navy identifies sailor who died after boat capsized
The Royal Navy has identified the sailor who died Friday after a small military boat capsized in the north end of Halifax harbour. Commodore Jacob French, commander of Fleet Atlantic, said Monday that Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin of Shoal Cove West,
Military police probing death of sailor after navy boat capsizes in Halifax Harbour
The rigid-hull inflatable, known in the Royal Canadian Navy as a RHIB, overturned around 10 p.m. as it was returning to a boat shed after ferrying sea trial staff from HMCS Montreal to the Mill Cove Jetty, about a mile away. The frigate was moored in the Bedford Basin at the northern end of Halifax Harbour to test its sonar equipment.
‘He loved his job,’ says grandfather of N.L. sailor who died during navy training exercise
Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin of Shoal Cove West died Friday after his inflatable boat capsized during Royal Canadian Navy sea trials in the Bedford Basin, just north of Halifax Harbour.
Officials say Navy sailor who died was on inflatable boat that capsized
Members of the Royal Canadian Navy say the sailor who died after the inflatable boat he was on capsized was HMCS Montreal member Gregory Attwood.
Navy identifies sailor who died after small boat capsized in calm Halifax harbour
Commodore Jacob French, commander of Canadian Fleet Atlantic, said Monday that Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin of Shoal Cove West, N.L., was one of two sailors who were thrown into the cold water at around 10 p.m. French said the second sailor ...
Navy identifies sailor who died after boat capsized in Halifax harbour
The Royal Canadian Navy has released the name of the sailor who died after a boat capsized in Halifax harbour on Friday night.
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Hitting close to home: Northern Peninsula communities mourning loss of hometown sailor
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Newfoundlander Identified as Sailor who Died in Nova Scotia Naval Accident
The Royal Canadian Navy has confirmed that a sailor who died after a small military boat capsized near Halifax last Friday ...
Navy reveals details of sailor's death in Bedford Basin
The Royal Canadian Navy said Gregory Applin, a 38-year-old crew member of HMCS Montreal, died when the boat he was on ...