As a change from the usual subjects at In-Sights, here are photographs © taken by Lorne Simpson of Victoria, a friend of 50 years or so. Lorne is a keen observer and a multitalented artist. To record scenes, he might use a paint brush or his phone, but he might also use a 4″ X 5″ large format camera. I think these photos might interest readers of In-Sights.
August 14, the frigates HMCS Ottawa and HMCS Vancouver, alongside supply ship MV Asterix, departed from Esquimalt for a five month deployment in the Indo-Pacific Region. It’s always an important moment when the warships set out and, so, a traditional sail by occurred along the city’s coastline for friends, family and local folks to say goodbye.
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My father was in the RCN from 1944 to 45 and served on the Frigate HMCS Levis (now appearing as a breakwater up the costs), serving on the North Atlantic during the winter of 44/45. My mom always wondered why my dad would never take a holiday on a cruise ship!
A quote:
Navy: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision. Civilian: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to South to avoid a collision. Navy: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert your course. Civilian: No, I say again, divert your course. Navy: This is the aircraft carrier Enterprise. We are a large warship of the US Navy. Divert your course now!! Civilian: This is a lighthouse. Your call. Canadian naval radio conversation38 — John D. Barrow
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I started my apprenticeships, Shipwright / Ships Joiner, at Burrard Dry Dock where one of the vessels we built was the CCGS Parizeau (Namesake: Henri Dalpe Parizeau, hydrographer). The Feds sold it off as scrap, but was ‘saved’ and converted into running drugs. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/scrap-in-the-trash-led-to-uk-drug-bust/article4257335/
Renamed the ‘Destiney Empress’, it was seized off the coast of Spain with 1.5 tonnes of cocaine concealed in a hidden compartment.
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My son is on the Vancouver, they are currently in Japan. From the pics he sent, it is a very clean place.
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