All available resources will be used to find a master sailor from Manitoba who is believed to have accidentally fallen overboard while on the HMCS Winnipeg, the Canadian government said. Commodore . . .
All available resources will be used to find a master sailor from Manitoba who is believed to have accidentally fallen overboard while on the HMCS Winnipeg, the Canadian government said. Commodore . . .
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Master Sailor Duane Earle was from Winnipeg, serving on the HMCS Winnipeg. (DND)
A desperate search was underway in the Pacific Ocean for a Winnipegger whom had gone missing during a naval deployment on December 14.
Master Sailor Duane Earle, a Boatswain, from Winnipeg, who was onboard the HMCS Winnipeg in the sea west of San Francisco. The search was called off on December 16.
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A memorial service for 47-year-old Master Sailor Duane Earle, involving family members and the 230-member crew, took place Friday morning aboard HMCS Winnipeg during a stop at Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Rocky Point in Metchosin. The frigate sailed into CFB Esquimalt at 3:15 p.m. Friday as Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Royal Canadian Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Art McDonald looked on from Duntze Head. Cmdr. Mike Stefanson, the ship’s commanding officer, told reporters Friday that interviews are underway with the ship’s company, particularly those who were close to Earle, and those who saw him last, before he went overboard.
A strong and gentle love : Master sailor grieved at memorial ceremony as HMCS Winnipeg returns home
Master Sailor Duane Earle, 47, is believed to have accidentally fallen overboard while serving on HMCS Winnipeg early Monday, about 925 kilometres off the California coast. A 30-hour search ended Tuesday evening, but Earle s body was not found.
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Ship returned to Esquimalt, B.C., Friday, after 4.5 month deployment and loss of Master Sailor Duane Earle
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Posted: Dec 18, 2020 10:40 PM CT | Last Updated: December 19, 2020
Commander Mike Stefanson, Commanding Officer of Her Majesty s Canadian Ship Winnipeg, gifts a Canadian flag to Tracy Hull, spouse of Master Sailor Duane Earle, during a memorial ceremony while alongside Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot on Dec. 18. Master Sailor Earle, a boatswain, went missing on Dec. 14, while HMCS Winnipeg was transiting home from Operations PROJECTION and NEON. HMCS Winnipeg returned to its home port of CFB Esquimalt a