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During the forenoon of July 26, Captain (Navy) (Capt(N)) Matthew Coates, Commander Naval Training Group, presided over a ceremony that saw the command of HMCS Venture pass from Commander (Cdr) Mike Stefanson to Cdr Darren Sleen.Guests, including friends, family, and military colleagues past and present, gathered before the Collier Building at Work Point. The site was selected for its proximity to an important artifact, the mast of a past HMCS Venture that served as a naval officer training vessel just before the outbreak of the Second World War.
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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