Investigation underway into sailor who went overboard on HMCS Winnipeg timescolonist.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timescolonist.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
VICTORIA Canadian frigate HMCS Winnipeg will return to Esquimalt, B.C. on Friday, ending a nearly five-month deployment that was mired in tragedy with the loss of a sailor this week. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Vice-Admiral Art McDonald, commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, are expected to attend the ship s arrival, in what will be a muted ceremony compared to holiday homecomings of the past. The ship left Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt at the end of July, participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) off Hawaii before completing two maritime-security missions in the Asia-Pacific region. On its passage back home Monday, a 47-year-old crewmember was declared missing at sea off the coast of California.
“There’s a lot of unanswered questions and we need some real answers,” he said. Shortly before he left in July for the 4 1/2-month deployment in the Asia-Pacific region, Earle had purchased a sailboat and planned to spend his retirement sailing the world, Foster said. The two joked that Earle would be the mariner and Foster would be the deck hand doing grunt work. “You don’t buy something like that and not be able to set foot on it before you leave for your deployment without having every intention of coming home and using that vessel to plan your retirement,” Foster said.
HMCS Winnipeg sailor remembered as devoted father, experienced sailor timescolonist.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timescolonist.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 16, 2020 /CNW/ - Today, Canada mourns the tragic death of Master Sailor Duane Earle, who was lost at sea while returning to Canada on board the HMCS Winnipeg. MS Earle had performed his duty with great dedication and honour, and was held in high esteem by his colleagues. We are grateful for his service to our country.
I would like to thank everyone on both sides of the border who participated in the search effort. Your assistance was deeply appreciated.
Every day, throughout the world, our men and women in uniform put their lives at risk. On behalf of all Canadians, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the family of MS Earle, to his friends and fellow sailors, and to all members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Canada mourns with you.