Sandy's Ramblings

A repository for whatever wisdom (or lack thereof) I choose to dispense. Probably consisting mostly of Naval and Maritime history, Photography, or a combination thereof.

Thursday, 5 September 2019

Exercise Cutlass Fury 2019

Exercise Cutlass Fury 2019 will run from September 9-20, and will begin with a sailpast (and flypast) of the Halifax waterfront on Monday, ...

Friday, 23 August 2019

Upcoming 50th Anniversary of HMCS KOOTENAY gearbox explosion

On October 23rd, 1969, HMCS KOOTENAY was exercising off the coast of England with a task group of ships of the Royal Canadian Navy when her...

CSS Acadia refit

Phase I of the ongoing refit of CSS Acadia is nearing its end, and the ship was opened up for visitors for the first time in a long time. Ac...

Wednesday, 31 July 2019

Hiatus....and fancy yachts

I'm on a bit of a hiatus from posting to the blog at the moment, due to a busy summer and a few other projects that I have on the go - s...

Saturday, 11 May 2019

Container Ship CMA CGM Orfeo

Container ships are getting larger and larger, and CMA CGM Orfeo is one of the larger vessels to call in Halifax these days (though there a...

HMCS ORIOLE

Based in Halifax since 2017 after a long stint on the West Coast, HMCS ORIOLE first arrived in time for Tall Ships 2019. She underwent a re...

ARM Cuauhtémoc

While we were out for the Battle of the Atlantic service on Sunday, we caught the arrival of the Mexican Navy's sail training vessel, A...

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