Trudeau offers condolences as search called off for sailor missing off California
Canadian master sailor Duane Earle of Winnipeg is shown in a Royal Canadian Navy handout photo. The search has been called off for a master sailor from Winnipeg who was lost at sea off the coast of California this week.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Royal Canadian Navy MANDATORY CREDIT December 16, 2020 - 8:59 AM
OTTAWA - The search has been called off for a sailor from Winnipeg who was lost at sea off the coast of California this week as his ship was returning from deployment.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement of condolences Wednesday to the family and shipmates of Master Sailor Duane Earle.
Member of Canadian Navy presumed dead off coast of San Francisco
By KTVU staff
Search called off for missing Canadian sailor who is presumed dead.
SAN FRANCISCO - A member of the Royal Canadian Navy is presumed dead after reportedly falling overboard off the coast of San Francisco.
Search teams, including the Alameda Coast Guard, spent the past two days searching for Master Sailor Duane Earle, who fell into the water on Monday, about 575 miles west of San Francisco and the search was called off Tuesday night.
The ship and its crew are heading back to port in British Columbia where an investigation will continue.
Winnipeg Free Press By: The Canadian Press
Last Modified: 10:59 AM CST Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020
OTTAWA - The search has been called off for a sailor from Winnipeg who was lost at sea off the coast of California this week as his ship was returning from deployment.
Canadian master sailor Duane Earle of Winnipeg is shown in a Royal Canadian Navy handout photo. The search has been called off for a master sailor from Winnipeg who was lost at sea off the coast of California this week.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Royal Canadian Navy MANDATORY CREDIT
OTTAWA - The search has been called off for a sailor from Winnipeg who was lost at sea off the coast of California this week as his ship was returning from deployment.
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The Canadian Press
The search has been called off for a sailor from Winnipeg who was lost at sea off the coast of California this week as his ship was returning from deployment.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement of condolences Wednesday to the family and shipmates of Master Sailor Duane Earle.
“For over 30 years, MS Earle selflessly answered the call of duty. His dedication to our country and its values represented the very best of what it means to be Canadian,” Trudeau said.
VICTORIA The Royal Canadian Navy says a sailor missing off the coast of California went overboard in four- to five-metre seas Monday morning. Master Sailor Duane Earle was last seen aboard HMCS Winnipeg around 5 a.m. local time, according to Commodore Angus Topshee, commander of the Canadian Pacific fleet. Earle failed to attend a meeting scheduled for 12:30 p.m., leading shipmates to believe he accidentally went overboard, Topshee said Tuesday from Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt. The chain of command immediately conducted a muster of the ship s company and two rapid searches of the ship, Topshee said. The search for the missing sailor is ongoing and is being orchestrated by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in California.